UPDATE 1-U.S. fund investors look abroad as rate hike fears ease

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By Trevor Hunnicutt

NEW YORK, Aug 18 (Reuters) - U.S. investors showed more

confidence putting new money into international markets in the

weekly period through Aug. 17, Lipper data showed on Thursday,

pumping $2.7 billion into emerging-market stock funds.

The funds took in their seventh straight week of cash as

minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve's July policy meeting

showed its leaders agree that mo

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