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SINGAPORE (Reuters) Asian shares dropped to a one-month low, U.S. stock futures fell and the dollar rose on Tuesday as hawkish remarks from central bankers tempered expectations for interest rate cuts and traders waited to hear from the Feds influential Christopher Waller...
Japans Nikkei looked set to snap a sharp six-session winning streak with a 0.7% dip away from Mondays 34-year high...
U.S. markets were closed for a holiday on Monday, but S&P 500 futures were 0.4% lower in Asia trade, Fed fund futures fell reflecting a slight cooling in interest rate cut expectations and short-term Treasury yields rose.. Two-year yields were up 6.5 basis points in early Tokyo trade and tugged the dollar to one-month highs on the risk-sensitive Australian and New Zealand dollars..
On Monday European bonds were sold after European Central Bank officials pushed back on market bets on rate cuts..
Federal Reserve Board Governor Wallers speech on the economic outlook at 1600 GMT, meanwhile, is to be closely watched since markets had so heartily cheered a shift in his hawkish views in November, when he laid out a path to cuts...
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