The US Dollar and 10-Year Treasury yields are trending higher ahead of today's October producer price inflation release. UBS economist Paul Donovan notes that oil prices are expected to drive the headline figure, with diesel costs specifically included in the data. Market sentiment is further bolstered by overnight hawkish commentary from New York Fed President Williams regarding inflation vigilance.
Today's US October producer price release is expected to show higher prices led by oil, and New York Fed President Williams sounded hawkish on inflation overnight. Hotter PPI plus hawkish Fed commentary support expectations of a less dovish policy path, which tends to lift the dollar. The outcome is still a preview — the data may come in different from expectations.
- ▲ US October PPI release today, expected to show higher prices led by oil
- ▲ Hawkish inflation remarks by New York Fed President Williams overnight
- ▼ Expected, not actual, data — a softer print would reverse the direction
- ▼ UBS questions whether Williams' hawkishness is a coordinated tone campaign rather than a real policy shift