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Interest rates are ticking higher overseas, raising concerns on Wall Street that U.S. rates will be pulled up along with them - but that may not necessarily be the case.

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A drop in Australia’s jobless rate to 4.2 percent, the lowest level since late 1974, rekindled expectations Thursday of a further interest rate hike before a federal election later this year.

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Japanese stocks inched up Thursday, led by shipbuilding and trading company shares, reversing an early decline. The Nikkei 225 index rose 12.45 points, or 0.07 percent, on the Tokyo Stock Exchange to finish at 18,053.38 points.

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The New Zealand dollar rallied to its highest since it was floated in 1985 on Thursday as the country’s central bank delivered a surprise interest rate hike and kept the door open for further tightening.

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Blue-chip stocks moved off their lows in early trading Thursday as weary investors chewed on spiking Treasury yields and tepid retail sales as rate fears continued to weigh on Wall Street.

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Futures pointed to another stark morning for stocks, as the major indexes looked to open lower again. The yield on the 10-year note topped 5%. Wal-Mart posted anemic same-store sales growth in May. Weekly jobless claims came in just below economists’ estimates.

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Japanese stocks rebounded from earlier losses to end moderately higher, helped by the weakening of the yen. By close of trading the Nikkei 225 had risen 0.1 per cent at 18,053.38.

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European equities nudged higher as banks and carmakers recovered some of Wednesday’s losses, but retailers and construction groups were still weak on interest rate concerns.

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