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May 2024
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Fed uncertainty puts stocks on edge, dol...

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Fed policymakers maintain caution ahead of minutes as risk appetite ebbs. Commodities retreat from highs amid hawkish Fed, calm in Middle East. Dollar inches higher, ether jumps 19% on spot ETF hopes.

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