FOREX-Dollar flat after inflation data; yen set for strong weekly gain

BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 02/13/26 08:56 AM EST

(Updates after inflation data )

By Chibuike Oguh

NEW YORK, ?Feb 13 (Reuters) - ?The U.S. dollar ?was mostly flat against peer ?currencies on ?Friday ?after data showed ?a less than ?expected increase in inflation in ?January, ?suggesting ?the Federal Reserve could continue holding rates in ?the near ?term while the Japanese yen was set for ?its ?strongest weekly ?gain in a ?year. The euro was flat at $1.1865 against the dollar. Against the Swiss franc, the ?dollar weakened 0.04% to 0.769. (Reporting by ?Chibuike Oguh ?in New ?York; )

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