The latest US inflation numbers came out yesterday and they were higher than expected. September's consumer price index showed year-over-year inflation rising 8.2 percent. The two-year treasury yield was up dramatically to its highest levels since sort of mid-mid 2007.
Investors shrugged off another high US inflation report and Liz Truss could be about to rip up her ‘mini’ Budget. New US export controls force global semiconductor equipment makers to suspend sales and services to Chinese chip companies.
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