HONG KONG: Equities fell in Asia and the dollar maintained its strength on Thursday ahead of the release of crucial United States inflation data that could determine the pace of Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate hikes.

The release of the September report comes a day after minutes from the US central bank's latest policy meeting showed officials' determination to win their battle against runaway prices by ramping up borrowing costs, though they did note the risk to the economy that posed.

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