US Dollar Index news for October 15, 2026
September consumer prices rose at a 3.7% annual rate as gas costs climbed, with core inflation described as hotter-than-expected and reaccelerating. The data lifted Federal Reserve rate-hike expectations, with October hike odds put above 40%, while bond yields moved higher. The US Dollar Index traded toward 103 in the reaction, with related moves seen in currencies such as the British pound.
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First seen on October 15
Carried over from earlier days
- US Dollar Index Price Forecast: Likely extend advance to near 103.00FXStreet
- Consumer prices rose at 3.7% annual rate in September as gas costs skyrocketCNBC
- Rate-Hike Odds, Bond Yields Explode Higher After Hotter-Than-Expected CPIZeroHedge
- Dollar Breaks Higher as Core CPI Pushes October Fed Hike Odds Above 40%ActionForex
- British Pound slides as US CPI lifts Fed rate-hike expectationsFXStreet
- US Dollar Index roars towards 103 as hot CPI reignite Fed hike betsFXStreet
- Forex Today: More US inflation alongside jobs in OzFXStreet
- investingLive Americas market news wrap: Hot CPI upends marketsInvestingLive
Scheduled events
As of
| Event | Forecast | Currency |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, October 15 | ||
| Unemployment Rate | 4.6% | AUD |
| Employment Change | 19.6K | AUD |
| FOMC Member Bowman Speaks | USD | |
| MPC Member Pill Speaks | GBP | |
| RBA Annual Report | AUD | |
| Revised Industrial Production m/m | -1.7% | JPY |
| SNB Chairman Schlegel Speaks | CHF | |
| Industrial Production m/m | -0.1% | GBP |