Forex Today: US Inflation Data Awaits

The cryptocurrency sector continues to look weakly bearish, with Bitcoin turning down after failing to clear a key resistance level at $45,668. Ethereum looks a little stronger, especially if it can get established above $3,250.The Forex market is relatively quiet and is likely to remain that way until the US CPI data release later. Over the short term, the EUR is strong while the AUD is weak. Over the longer term, there is a bullish trend in the US dollar.Daily new coronavirus cases globally seem to have peaked three weeks ago, suggesting that the omicron variant wave may have already peaked worldwide.It is estimated that 61.6% of the world’s population has received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccination.Total confirmed new coronavirus cases worldwide stand at over 403.7 million with an average case fatality rate of 1.44%.The rate of new coronavirus infections appears to now be increasing most quickly in Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bhutan, Brunei, Chile, Egypt, Finland, Georgia, Guatemala, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Jordan, South Korea, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, Turkey, and the Ukraine.It is a public holiday in Japan tomorrow.