Markets post big gains as Yellen signals low rates

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AMSTERDAM (AP) — Stock markets posted big gains Tuesday as the new Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen indicated that interest rates would remain low for a long period of time and U.S. lawmakers appeared to be inching toward a deal to raise the country’s debt ceiling.

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