Asian shares fell on Thursday and the dollar was near a three-week high as traders dialled back bets of steep and early rate cuts this year, with the minutes of the Federal Reserve s last meeting failing to provide clues to when U.S. cuts might start.
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Asian shares fell on Thursday and the dollar was near a three-week high as traders dialled back bets of steep and early rate cuts this year, with the minutes of the Federal Reserve's last meeting failing to provide clues to when U.S. cuts might start. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.26% and was headed for third straight day of losses in a sobering start to the year. Japan's Nikkei fell 1% on its first trading day of the year.
The dollar index edged lower to 102.14 after touching a more-than-two-week high in the New York session, supported by an uptick in U.S. yields and tepid risk appetite.
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