Dollar Recovers From Brief Falls After U.S. Inflation Data

CONCLUDEDStock Market News From Dec. 19, 2025: Stocks End Week Higher Despite Early StumblesLast Updated: 15 hours agoDollar Recovers From Brief Falls After U.S. Inflation DataByRenae Dyer, Dow Jones NewswiresThe dollar was recovering after a knee-jerk decline in reaction to Thursday's lower-than-expected U.S. inflation data.The data showed inflation eased to 2.7% year on year in November, below the 3.1% forecast by economists in a WSJ survey. That initially weakened the dollar as it supported the case for further interest-rate cuts.However, there were several missing data due to the recent government shutdown and the "methodological issues meant that investors treated it with some caution," Deutsche Bank analysts said in a note.