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Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday after notes from the Federal Reserve's latest meeting confirmed expectations for more interest rate hikes but contained no surprises to rattle investors.

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Asian share markets slipped on Thursday after minutes from the Federal Reserve's early May meeting showed a majority backing half-percentage-point rate hikes in June and July, and as persistent concerns over global growth sapped confidence. It was barely changed against the yen at 127.27, while the euro gained 0.11% to 1.0692%.

Asian share markets slipped on Thursday after minutes from the Federal Reserve's early May meeting showed a majority backing half-percentage-point rate hikes in June and July, and as persistent concerns over global growth sapped confidence. It was barely changed against the yen at 127.27, while the euro gained 0.11% to 1.0692%.

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Global shares rose on Wednesday after notes from the U.S. Federal Reserve's early May meeting showed a strong likelihood that the world's most powerful central bank will approve two more half-percentage-point rate hikes in coming months. Wall Street ended higher as investors were heartened by the fact that policymakers at the Fed unanimously felt the U.S. economy was very strong as they grappled with reining in inflation without triggering a recession. All participants at the Fed's May 3-4 meeting backed a half-percentage-point rate increase - the first of that size in more than 20 years - and "most participants" judged that further hikes of that magnitude would "likely be appropriate" at the Fed's policy meetings in June and July, according to minutes from the meeting.

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Wall Street closed higher Wednesday, boosted after minutes from the Federal Reserve's latest monetary policy meeting showed policymakers unanimously felt the U.S. economy was very strong as they grappled with reining in inflation without triggering a recession. The minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee's May meeting, which culminated in a 50-basis-point hike in the Fed funds target rate - the biggest jump in 22 years - showed most of the committee's members judged that further such rate hikes would "likely be appropriate" at its upcoming June and July meetings. "The uniformity of opinion is a good thing," said Ross Mayfield, investment strategy analyst at Baird in Louisville, Kentucky.

Traders awaited the Federal Reserve's meeting minutes later in the day, which may help further clarify the path of monetary policy in the near-term.

All three major U.S. stock benchmarks ended higher Wednesday, with the technology-laden Nasdaq Composite leading the way up as investors digested minutes of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting in early May. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed about 0.6% higher, while the S&P 500 gained around 1% and the Nasdaq Composite climbed 1.5%, according to preliminary FactSet data. The Fed's meeting minutes, released Wednesday afternoon, showed that most officials "judged" that raising the central ba

Treasury yields were little changed to slightly lower on Wednesday after the release of minutes from the Federal Reserve’s May 3-4 policy meeting .