U.S. presidential election

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Dollar spooked in Asia as U.S. polls too close to call

 Asian markets were on tenterhooks on Wednesday as early state exit polls in the U.S. presidential election showed wins for both candidates and no clear trend as yet, causing an immediate shift back to safe haven assets.

Asian shares, dollar, ride high as Clinton looks more likely to win election

 Asian shares rose in early Asian trade on Tuesday ahead of the U.S. presidential election, with investor sentiment buoyed by improving prospects for Democrat Hillary Clinton to win.

Fed policymakers closer to rate hike, but inflation doubts remain: minutes

 Several voting Federal Reserve policymakers judged a rate hike would be warranted "relatively soon" if the U.S. economy continued to strengthen but doubts on inflation remained,