Dollar Firms and Gold Falls as T-Note Yields Jump

The dollar index (DXY00 ) is up by +0.55% today, just below Monday’s 1.5-year high. Higher T-note yields today have strengthened the dollar’s interest rate differentials as the 10-year T-note yield rose to a 24-year high of 5.36%. Also, higher crude oil prices today have raised inflation expectations and could...