Analyst: US CPI data could push US Treasury yields in either direction

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, Tickmill analyst Joseph Dahrieh stated in a report that the U.S. CPI inflation data could cause U.S. Treasury yields to move in either direction. A higher-than-expected CPI could boost yields and ease recent expectations for a Federal Reserve rate cut.

Conversely, soft inflation data would lead to a decline in yields. He also mentioned that recent progress towards a potential ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia would help enhance risk appetite. Currently, institutional surveys of analysts indicate that the overall and core inflation rates in the U.S. for February are expected to decline slightly.