Asian markets mixed as traders try to gauge Fed policy plans


HONG KONG (AFP): Asian markets were mixed Thursday (June 24) as investors took a breather after the latest rally, while they try to assess when the Federal Reserve will begin to wind down its vast monetary easing programme.

After a troubled start to the week, equities across much of the region have enjoyed healthy gains the past two days as US central bank chiefs looked to temper fears that record-low interest rates and colossal bond-buying were in their final throes.

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