Many U.S. financial markets posted two-sided trades on Wednesday as investors reacted to lingering issues over a delay in U.S. tax reform and key reports on retail sales and consumer inflation. The Wisconsin legislator is the first GOP senator to voice explicit opposition to the proposal; Johnson's objection stems from his feeling that the plan disproportionately favors corporations, according to The Wall Street Journal. U.S. Treasury Markets Although the CPI data likely cemented expectations for an interest rate hike in December, U.S. government debt traders didn't like the news.