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European shares rise as oil rally pauses; all eyes on Fed
European shares staged a recovery on Wednesday after two sessions of declines as a rally in oil prices paused, lifting risk appetite ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decision. The pan-European STOXX 600 was up 0.4% at 636.81 points by 0705 GMT. Most major bourses rose, with Germany’s DAX up 0.4%. Attention is on the Fed’s decision later in the day, with markets pricing in a 93% chance of a 25-basis-point interest rate hike, according to the CME’s FedWatch tool. Rising inflation stemming from the Iran conflict have prompted markets to reassess their rate expectations. On Wednes...
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