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Fed’s Fischer says first quarter doldrums only temporary

Weak growth in the U.S. economy in the first quarter will likely be temporary and interest-rate hikes should be able to proceed as planned, Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer said Friday. “Our tendency is to think this [weakness in the first quarter] is a transitory change and that growth will be around forecasts in the second quarter and the rest of the year,

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