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Fed hawks acknowledge market turmoil may delay rate hike
* Global markets volatility clouds Fed rate decision * Bullard remains in favor of rate hike next month * Fischer says undecided on September move (Adds policymaker comments, market context) Federal Reserve officials who are most anxious to hike interest rates said on Friday that continued turmoil in financial markets may cause the central bank to delay tightening monetary policy beyond next month, even though the U.S. economy remains strong. St. Louis Fed President James Bullard told Reuters he still favored hiking rates at the Fed's next policy-setting meeting in mid-September, though he added that his colleagues ... (full story)