Asian shares fell on Wednesday after data showing the biggest jump in U.S. inflation in 13 years fuelled investor expectations that the Federal Reserve could exit pandemic-era stimulus earlier than previously thought.
A $24 billion auction of 30-year Treasury bonds reflected investor jitters as they were sold to yield 2.00%, more than two basis points above where the debt had traded before the auction.
Bond yields pulled back on Wednesday after jumping across the curve a day earlier on the inflation data. The 30-year yield edged down to 2.0234% from a close of 2.037%, while the benchmark 10-year yield slipped to 1.3963% from a close of 1.415% on Tuesday.In the currency market, the safe-haven yen strengthened, with the dollar dropping 0.14% against the Japanese unit to 110.45 . The euro rose 0.14% to $1.1791 after the greenback earlier touched a three-month high against the single currency.
The dollar index , which tracks the greenback against a basket of currencies of other major trading partners, nudged down 0.15% to 92.660 after earlier rising as high as 92.832 - just below the 92.844 level reached last week for the first time since April 5.Oil prices steadied after data showed that China's first-half crude imports dropped 3% from January to June versus a year earlier.
U.S. crude dipped 0.25% to $75.06 a barrel and global benchmark Brent crude fell 0.16% to $76.37 per barrel.Reporting by Andrew Galbraith; Editing by Ana Nicolaci da CostaSubscribe for our daily curated newsletter to receive the latest exclusive Reuters coverage delivered to your inbox.
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