Asian shares lower on U.S. inflation jitters By Reuters
By Andrew Galbraith SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Asian shares fell on Wednesday after data showing the biggest jump in U.S. inflation in 13 years fuelled some market expectations that the Federal Reserve could exit pandemic-era stimulus earlier than previously thought. But U.S. bond yields and the dollar were lower in Asian trade after jumping a day earlier on the inflation data. The U.S. consumer price index jumped 0.9% in June, the Labor Department said on Tuesday. That was above market expectations and the largest gain since June 2008. "Against the background of higher, longer U.S. inflation, a...
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