The USD index (DXY) clocked a new five-month high, at 93.83, aided by a post-data surge in USD-CAD and continued buoyancy in USD-JPY, which earlier posted a four-month high at 111.08. Weaker than expected inflation data out of Japan has been underpinning the dollar against the yen. EUR-USD, meanwhile, has edged out a fresh five-month low, surpassing Wednesday’s low by 2 pips in making 1.1761, in part amid a wary euro sentiment as Italy’s anti-establishment populist parties form a government. Softer U.S.