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Dollar Rises To Over 2-year High After Powell Hints At Aggressive Rate Hikes

The U.S. dollar firmed against its major peers on Friday as treasury yields rose after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said he saw merit in "front-end loading" policy moves and indicated a 50 basis point rate hike would be on the table at the central bank's next meeting in early May.

Speaking at an IMF panel discussion, Powell signaled that two or more half-point hikes would be appropriate at upcoming meetings to tame inflation.

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