The US dollar reached a six-month high against the yen as several Fed officials suggested that monetary policy may need further tightening. Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari said the US rate may need to be 6% for inflation to achieve the 2% target, while the St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said the bank may need to increase it half a point this year. Meanwhile, the debt ceiling deadline prompted concern over the situation and boosted the US dollar’s safe-haven status.
US stocks: US market falls as hot inflation, hawkish Fed fuel rate-hike fears
US stocks closed lower after hotter-than-expected inflation data strengthened expectations of a December Federal Reserve rate hike and raised the possibility of more aggressive tightening.
November 10, 2026