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Asian shares gain, dollar firm as US data soothes rate fears
May 25, 2016 by admin · Leave a Comment
By Hideyuki Sano and Nichola Saminather TOKYO/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian shares jumped on Wednesday while the dollar firmed as upbeat U.S. home sales supported the view that the economy may be strong enough for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates in coming months. Europe was also poised for a strong open, with financial spreadbetters expecting Britain's FTSE 100 to open up 0.9 percent, Germany's DAX to jump 1.1 percent, and France's CAC 40 to start the day 0.8 percent higher. U.S. new home sales data on Tuesday showed …
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Asian shares gain, dollar firm as US data soothes rate fears