The U.S. dollar advanced against most of its major rivals on Thursday, extending gains from the previous session, amid expectations that rising inflation might prompt the Federal Bank to start raising interest rates sooner than earlier thought.
The data released by the Labor Department on Wednesday showed consumer price index jumped by 0.9% in October after rising by 0.4% in September. Economists had expected consumer prices to climb by 0.6%.
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