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Dollar Falls 0.04% to 158.26 Yen in New York Late Trade

The dollar slipped 0.04% against the yen to 158.26 in late New York trade on Wednesday, October 14, after US CPI data triggered a brief acceleration higher. The pair traded between 158.95 and 158.05 on the day, approaching the September 24 peak of 159.04 ahead of the US stock market open. The euro fell 0.45% to 176.50 yen and sterling dropped 0.55% to 208.694 yen, while the yen rose 0.07% to 4.2306 against the offshore yuan.

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The dollar's failure to hold the post-CPI push above 158.95, despite a brief acceleration, suggests the yen is absorbing US data surprises rather than ceding ground. The broader move is more telling: the yen gained against the euro, sterling and offshore yuan on the same session, a cross-market signal that goes beyond dollar-yen. Whether that yen strength persists once the immediate CPI reaction fades is the open question, with the September 24 peak of 159.04 now the level framing the next test.

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