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Fed could be 'more aggressive' on tapering -strategist

"The market believes that the Fed could continue to be more aggressive on tapering," said Pai.

Federal Reserve policymakers look likely to accelerate the wind-down of their bond-buying program when they meet later this month as they respond to a tightening labor market and move to open the door to earlier rate hikes than they had projected.