Dollar Climbs After US Inflation Data and Tough Fed Talk

Dollar Climbs After US Inflation Data and Tough Fed Talk
U.S. one hundred dollar notes are seen in this picture illustration taken in Seoul on Feb. 7, 2011. Lee Jae-won/Reuters
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LONDON/SINGAPORE—The dollar rose on Wednesday in the wake of stubbornly high U.S. inflation data and firm words on interest rates from Federal Reserve officials.

U.S. consumer price index (CPI) inflation accelerated month-on-month in January, rising 0.5 percent as expected, due in part to higher rental and food costs.