The U.S. non-seasonally adjusted CPI annual rate in February was 3.2%, a new high since December last year and higher than market expectations of 3.1%. The non-seasonally adjusted core CPI annual rate in the United States recorded 3.8% in February, a new low since May 2021 and higher than market expectations of 3.7%.

After the release of U.S. CPI data, spot gold fell by $10 in the short term and is now at $2,162.72 per ounce. The U.S. dollar index DXY rose by 20 points in the short term, reaching a maximum of 103.17. The S&P 500 index and Nasdaq 100 index futures turned lower.

Analyst Chris Anstey said that the U.S. core inflation rate in February was slightly higher than expected, at 0.4%. Year-on-year inflation rates for both headline and core measures were slightly higher than economists had forecast. According to the CME Group's "Fed Watch Tool", the market's current expected probability of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates in June has fallen slightly, to a level close to 60%.

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