26-02-2016 22:40 via news.yahoo.com

Dollar, yields rise, backed by U.S. data; stocks, oil fade

By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar jumped on Friday and Wall Street's stock rally faded as fresh economic data kept alive Federal Reserve rate increases, while oil prices turned negative late in the session. The S&P 500 ended slightly lower but finished the week up 1.6 percent. Treasury yields also rose after data showed U.S. consumer spending rose solidly in January and underlying inflation picked up by the most in four years.
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