Reuters · October 15, 2026

Dollar Index Falls 0.1% to 102.06 on Thursday; September Core CPI Rises 0.3%

• The dollar index was down 0.1% at 102.06 on Thursday, according to the report. The euro rose 0.3% to $1.1187 and sterling rose 0.2% to $1.3224.
• U.S. Labor Department data showed the core consumer price index rose 0.3% in September, against economist expectations of 0.2%, and rose 2.6% on an annual basis, against a forecast of 2.5%. The headline annual rate rose 3.7%, against an estimate of 3.6%.
• Market pricing for an October Federal Reserve rate hike rose to 50% after the data, according to the report.
• Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman and San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly said the central bank can wait for a clearer picture as the October 27-28 meeting nears, according to the report.
• The yield on the U.S. 10-year Treasury bond fell to 5.1267%, and the 30-year yield was 5.4795%, according to the report.

Labor Department figures and market pricing via Reuters, as republished in syndicated form after the Reuters page could not be opened directly. Original headline: "Dollar retreats from 18-month high despite hot CPI as Fed officials temper hike bets".