U.S. dollar up on hawkish Fed view; banks boost stock indices
By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar rose to a three-week high on Wednesday on heightened expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise rates earlier or more times than anticipated this year, while stocks on Wall Street rose led by financial shares. Markets have priced in one interest rate hike from the Fed before the end of the year, but this week's U.S. inflation data and a more hawkish tone from several Fed policymakers have led to analysts now seeing the Fed more likely
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