**The US Dollar Just Hit a 19-Month High.

**The US Dollar Just Hit a 19-Month High. Here Is Why.**

Did you know? One inflation report pushed the US dollar to its highest level in 19 months, in only two days.

On Tuesday, US inflation for October came in hotter than expected. Prices rose 0.4% in the month. The market expected 0.3%.

That changed what investors expect from the US central bank. A week ago the talk was about rate cuts. Now the market expects a rate hike in December.

Higher rates mean the dollar pays more interest, so money moved into it. The US Dollar Index climbed to 103.08.

What it did to other markets:
• Gold fell below $4,000.
• USD/JPY is close to 160.
• EUR/USD dropped to around 1.113.

**Alan's Contrarian View**
This is war inflation, not demand inflation. Fuel, petrol and diesel go into everything: repairs, rent, medical care and car insurance. When fuel goes up, every price follows.

People aren't buying more. They're paying more for the same things.

Rate hikes are meant to cool demand. They can't make oil cheaper. So why hike?

**Pros:** The reason for the dollar's move is clear: hot inflation and rate-hike talk. Investors who followed the dollar up had two strong days.

**Cons:** The rate hike is already in the price. The dollar needs more hot inflation news to keep climbing. The next test is US producer prices today at 13:30 GMT.

**Alan's view on gold:** I think gold goes lower first, towards $3,700 and then $3,500.

**PS:** The big banks are still long on gold, about 5 to 1, longs to shorts. This downtrend is temporary. If you short gold, manage your risk carefully. Price can spike up at any time. If you're holding shorts when it does, you'll be caught with your shorts around your ankles.

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