Shares in Asia-Pacific fell sharply on Thursday, following in the footsteps of the U.S. overnight. Europe also opened lower and oil prices dipped.
minutes from the Federal Reserve's key December meeting
were released on Wednesday. The summary showed the central bank discussed reducing its balance sheet in another move to aggressively dial back its pandemic-era easy monetary policy. The Fed's plan to reduce the number of Treasurys and mortgage-backed securities it holds comes as it is already tapering its bond purchases and is set to hike interest rates after the taper concludes.
The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield topped 1.7% following the release of the minutes. On Thursday, it was trading at 1.7246% around 3 a.m. ET. Yields move inversely to prices.
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