Dollar Braces for Inflation Test After Worst Week Since June
- U.S. currency declined versus most major counterparts
- Consumer prices dropped last month, forecasts indicate
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A rough stretch for the dollar may be about to get worse.
Data due Oct. 15 are forecast to show U.S. consumer prices fell for a second straight month in September. A decline may cast further doubt on Federal Reserve plans to raise interest rates this year and undermine the U.S. currency, which fell the most in four months this week, paring a 2015 advance.