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NYSE seeks direction as growth soars

RATE-HIKE BLUES With the US economy showing healthy factory activity and services, investors struggled with alternating rallies and losing sessions

AFP , NEW YORK

"The Fed appears determined to wait until it is clear that consumption growth has cooled before halting its rate-tightening campaign," Doll said.

"Hopefully, that will happen soon and higher rates will not trigger a significant economic slowdown or cause too heavy a drag on earnings growth and equity prices," he said.

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