Economists warn of market turbulence after Japan stocks jump on Fed move
Widespread indirect implications and wider ramifications seen in Asia as US central bank announces first rate increase in nine years
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JAPANESE stocks hit a more than one-week high on Thursday, after the Federal Reserve announced its first interest-rate increase in nine years, in step with a generally positive reaction to the widely expected move by the US central bank.
But the rallies could prove to be short-lived and give way to bouts of market turbulence, economists warned.
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