Round of today's data was broadly neutral for the dollar. Key events according to CPI were to rise the core rate to 0.8% in annual terms in December to 1.0% in January. It is not surprising to see that the main index rose due to higher food prices and commodity prices, which means that the average three-month growth rate of the main index CPI (0.3% m / m) was the highest in 18 months. By itself, it gave the dollar a modest boost. Nevertheless, the number of applications for unemployment benefits back into the region of more than 400.000, partially offsetting, and shift the focus back to the weak labor market, which has been designated in the night release of protocol FOMC. The main focus of forex, at least in the context of price activity has been in Swiss francs, which partially helped to increase tensions in the MENA countries at night and during the day. Prices of CDS in Bahrain and to a lesser extent in Qatar increased by day, and now almost 30 points higher than the yesterday's closing.
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