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IMF chief defends rate hikes after Trump slams 'crazy' Fed

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IMF chief Christine Lagarde defends central bank rate hikes, calling them a "necessary development", after markets plunged in response to US president Donald Trump blasting the Fed for going "crazy" with plans to raise borrowing costs again. SOUNDBITE

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