Asia stocks hit 2-week high as Fed talk turns dovish

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Asia's stockmarkets rose on Wednesday and the dollar beat a retreat as a dovish shift in tone from Federal Reserve officials had traders paring U.S. interest...

Bull statues are placed in font of screens showing the Hang Seng stock index and stock prices outside Exchange Square, in Hong KongSINGAPORE - Asia's stockmarkets rose on Wednesday and the dollar beat a retreat as a dovish shift in tone from Federal Reserve officials had traders paring U.S. interest rate expectations, though with a wary eye on U.S. inflation data due on Thursday.

Wagers on whether the Fed might hike again this year have pulled back a bit this week and Treasury yields have come sharply down from 16-year highs, yanking the dollar with them. Brent crude futures steadied at $87.80 a barrel on Wednesday, after hitting $89 on Monday. European gas prices, which had jumped on news of the Middle East violence, surged further on Tuesday on concern a gas pipe in Finland was sabotaged.

Samsung shares jumped on a smaller-than-expected dive in third-quarter profit and on hopes the memory chip market is finally turning.

 

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