Decent data from the States gives the buck a boost
Core inflation is holding up in the US which is a positive for Fed rate watchers.
Gas and eggs (often complimentary of one another) kept prices afloat. The downside was the drop in real weekly earnings which fell 0.3% vs a revised -0.2% (prior was -0.1%). Year on year the rose 1.8% vs 2.2% prior. That puts another cloud over the US consumer
Dollar likes the housing picture but doesn’t get a kick from earnings
