The dollar nudged a little higher in ​Asian trade on Wednesday, receiving limited additional strength after renewed attacks ⁠on shipping in critical waterways in the Middle East, as currency markets anxiously awaited the release of inflation data later in the global day. ⁠The Australian dollar was down 0.1% at $0.7056. “In fact, the ⁠market is already discounting a mild inflation landing.” The U.S. dollar index, which measures the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, was up 0.1% at 99.89. In cryptocurrencies, ​bitcoin was flat at $63,721.02 while ether was 0.3% higher at $1,887.13.