US inflation exceeds expectations, and the US dollar rises sharply on Wednesday Gold is declining from record high

On Wednesday (April 10th), the US dollar index surged above the 105 level due to consecutive months of higher than expected CPI data shattering market expectations for the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut. The index ultimately closed up 1.043% at 105.2, the highest level since November last year. The collective surge in US bond yields. The 10-year US Treasury yield broke the critical threshold of 4.5% and closed at 4.514%. The yield on the 2-year US Treasury bond, which is most sensitive to the Federal Reserve's policy interest rates, surged nearly 20 basis points to close at 4.941%. The yield of 5/30-year US Treasury bonds has been inverted for the first time since September.

Non US currencies are under pressure, with the US dollar touching the 153 mark against the Japanese yen, continuing to reach a new high since June 1990. Some institutions have identified the 153 checkpoint as the main point of intervention by the Japanese authorities. The euro fell 1% against the US dollar, the largest intraday decline since July last year. The US dollar broke through 1.37 against the Canadian dollar for the first time since November last year.

On Wednesday (April 10th), gold prices fell from a record high and briefly fell below the 2320 mark to $2319.30 per ounce, closing at $2333.39 per ounce. As a result, stronger than expected inflation data weakened expectations for early rate cuts in the United States, and the US dollar and bond yields strengthened. In addition, the minutes of the Federal Reserve meeting showed that it may take longer to maintain high interest rates, putting pressure on gold prices. However, concerns about the geopolitical situation in the Middle East still provide some support for gold prices.

As the United States prepares to respond to Iran or its agents' imminent retaliation against Israel, international crude oil rebounds. WTI crude oil (April 10th) rose rapidly after hitting a daily low in the US market, ultimately closing up 1.08% at $86.2 per barrel; Brent crude oil (April 10th) closed at 90 levels, up 1.21%, at $90.6 per barrel.