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Stock Market Today: Signs of Fed Aggressiveness Spook Bulls

Fresh reason to believe that the Federal Reserve could put the pedal to the metal as it fights high inflation cooled U.S. equities Tuesday. 

Ahead of tomorrow's Federal Open Market Committee minutes release, Fed Governor Lael Brainard – who typically espouses looser monetary policies – suggested the central bank needed swift and aggressive action to beat back rocketing consumer prices.

In addition to suggesting

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