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Stocks shed gains, Treasuries up as Fed signals rate hikes could come soon
In its latest policy update, the Fed signaled it is likely to raise U.S. interest rates in March
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Asian shares cautiously higher as investors await Fed policy update
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.26% early on Wednesday, but the index has skidded 2.4% this year, and is testing mid-December's one-year low
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Wall Street ends lower, oil prices gain as investors await Fed
All three major U.S. stock indices experienced a repeat of Monday's bumpy trading
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Wall Street shakes off Fed, Ukraine anxiety as oil prices dip
All three major U.S. stock indices closed the day in positive territory, after the Dow Jones Industrial Average had posted an over 1,000-point decline earlier in the day
Dollar edges up on Fed and Ukraine jitters, cryptocurrencies slip
The euro lost 0.19% to 1.1319 and the dollar also gained 0.1% on the safe-haven yen with one dollar worth 113.8 per yen, though the Japanese currency was still near its recent top of 113.47
 "Dollar edges up on Fed and Ukraine jitters, cryptocurrencies slip")
Asia stock markets tense as Fed looms, Ukraine a concern
Adding to the caution was concerns about a possible Russian attack on Ukraine with the U.S. State Department pulling out family members of its embassy staff in Kyiv.
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Cryptos pause after weekend battering, other currencies wait for Fed
Attempts to predict when and how quickly central banks will raise interest rates and conclude stimulus programmes launched when COVID-19 hit are a major factor driving currency markets at present.
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Joe Biden nominates 3 to US Fed board, including first Black woman
Biden will nominate three people for the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors.
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Raskin nomination for Fed regulation chief would put Wall Street on notice
Raskin, a former Fed governor and Treasury official under former President Barack Obama, will replace Randal Quarles who was appointed the Fed's vice chair for supervision by Trump
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Stocks steady, bond yields cling to highs ahead of Fed testimony
Equity markets had a bruising start to the year as bets that the Fed could raise interest rates as soon as March spurred investors to pare risky assets
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Asian stocks, dollar hunt for direction as investors look to Fed policy
The Fed in December flagged plans to tighten policy faster than expected in response, with a rate hike perhaps as soon as March
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Gold hits one-week low as US Fed signals increase in interest rate
Spot gold XAU= fell 0.3% to $1,804.60 an ounce by 1038 GMT, having touched its lowest since Dec. 29 at $1,792.30. U.S. gold futures GCv1 dropped 1.5% to $1,797.70.
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Asian stock markets extend rally as upbeat Fed stokes risk appetite
Treasury yields remained elevated, while gold gained along with crude oil
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US Fed signals 3 rate hikes on the cards in 2022 as inflation fight begins
The Federal Reserve said on Wednesday it would end its pandemic-era bond purchases in March and pave the way for three quarter-percentage-point interest rate hikes by the end of 2022.
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Why the Federal Reserve feels now is time to tighten credit more quickly
The Fed's key rate, now pinned near zero, influences many consumer and business loans, including mortgages, credit cards and auto loans.
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Investors batten down for Fed, UK price jump pressures BoE
The MSCI global stock index was flat at 735.13 points, just over 3% below a lifetime high last month
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Sticky inflation to force US Fed to increase pace of tapering?
US inflation's so persistent that US policymakers do not consider it as 'transitory'. Will the US Fed become the first major global central bank to hasten tapering of its asset purchase programme?
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Indian stocks decline to a week low ahead of US Fed policy decision
Higher US rates would impact flows into emerging markets like India
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Dollar near one-week high, hawkish Fed overshadows central bank peers
Data later in day on US factory gate inflation may cement expectations Fed will announce an accelerated tapering of stimulus, allowing it to wrap up bond-buying around March, proceed with rate hikes
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Inflation trend, US Fed rate decision to set course for Indian equities
Macro-economic domestic inflation data points coupled with FIIs' flow direction and the rate decision of the US Fed will determine the key equity indices' moves during the upcoming week
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