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The EUR/USD pair trades in negative territory around 1.1735 during the early Asian session on Wednesday. The US Dollar (USD) edges higher against the Euro (EUR) on hotter-than-expected US inflation data.

NZD/USD edged lower in choppy two-way trade on Tuesday, settling slightly down for the session. The pair set its peak during the Asian and early European hours, then fell to a session low around the 0.5935 area mid-session, before recovering part of the move into the New York close.

The US Dollar Index (DXY) rallied toward the 98.30 region on Tuesday as hotter-than-expected United States (US) inflation data boosted Treasury yields and reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve (Fed) may keep interest rates elevated for longer.

TD Securities economists judge that April Consumer Price Index (CPI) strength was driven by shelter and energy, but see core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index running softer than CPI. They argue tariff pass-through is fading and supercore PCE should ease.

Joachim Nagel, President of the Bundesbank and member of the European Central Bank (ECB), told Handelsblatt on Tuesday that ECB rate hikes are becoming increasingly likely with the high inflation that is ahead of them.

Austan Goolsbee, President of the Federal Reserve (Fed) Bank of Chicago, said that without central bank independence, inflation will come roaring back at the Greater Rockford Chamber of Commerce in Rockford, Illinois on Tuesday.

The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the Greenback’s value against a basket of six major currencies, climbs to a five-day high on Tuesday as stronger-than-expected US inflation data bolsters the hawkish Federal Reserve (Fed) outlook.

NZD/USD trades around 0.5940 on Tuesday at the time of writing, down 0.41% on the day, pressured by stronger-than-expected inflation data from the United States (US).

The AUD/USD pair fell toward the 0.7220 region on Tuesday after hotter-than-expected United States (US) inflation data boosted the US Dollar (USD) and reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve (Fed) may keep interest rates elevated for longer.

USD/JPY trades around 157.65 on Tuesday at the time of writing, up 0.30% on the day.