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US rates could peak higher than previously anticipated: Powell

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US interest rates will likely peak at a higher level than was previously anticipated due to January data that came in stronger than recent trends expected, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell tells a US Senate hearing, saying, "if the totality of the data were to indicate that faster tightening is warranted, we would be prepared to increase the pace of rate hikes." SOUNDBITE

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