The dollar jumped against the euro and hit a one-month high against the yen on Thursday after data showed that consumer price inflation came in above economists’ expectations in December, raising some doubts that the Federal Reserve will cut rates as soon as traders expect. The headline Consumer Price Index rose 0.3% last month, for an annual gain of 3.4%. That was expected to be 0.2% and 3.2%, respectively.
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