Pound Firms After British Inflation Data, Dollar Stronger Elsewhere

Pound Firms After British Inflation Data, Dollar Stronger Elsewhere
Pound and U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken on Jan. 6, 2020. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters
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LONDON/TOKYO—Data showing British inflation stayed above 10 percent in March meant the pound climbed against the dollar while other currencies dipped, with the greenback underpinned by a tick-up in U.S. yields.

Sterling was last 0.25 percent higher at $1.2454, heading back to last week’s 10-month high, after data showed British consumer price inflation eased by less than expected in March to 10.1 percent from February’s 10.4 percent.