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Asian Shares Slide On Hawkish Fed Minutes

Asian stocks fell on Thursday after minutes from the Fed's March meeting revealed discussions on reducing the size of the central bank's balance sheet over time in a predictable manner.

Participants generally agreed to beginning to reduce the balance sheet as early as May. The monthly roll-off would consist of $95 billion worth of Treasuries and mortgage bonds.

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