Asian Stocks Are Mixed After Wall Street Slips Following Fed’s Rate Hike Decision – WTOP News
The Fed’s first rate hike in three years pushed U.S. yields higher as Asian indexes moved unevenly and Brent crude rose 0.1%, traders said.
- On Thursday, Asian markets traded mixed after the Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate to a target range of 3.75%-4.00%, the first increase in three years.
- Wall Street closed lower Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.2%, while the two-year Treasury yield jumped to 4.72% from around 4.67% late Tuesday.
- South Korea's Kospi gained 0.9% and Taiwan's Taiex jumped 1.3%, while the Hong Kong Hang Seng fell 0.7% and the Shanghai Composite index lost 0.4%.
- Market reactions were "pretty much expected," said Lorraine Tan, director of equity research for Asia at Morningstar, though the ongoing Iran war keeps pressure on inflation.
- Oil prices edged higher amid limited flows in the Strait of Hormuz and Saudi Arabia's pipeline repair, while the 10-year Treasury yield remained at around 5.00%.
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Mixed Asian and Pacific grants after the Federal Reserve announced the first increase in interest rates since 2023. President Kevin Warsh's focus on inflation has helped to ease the recent wave of bond market sales. (ANSA)
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Asian stocks are mixed after Wall Street slips following Fed’s rate hike decision – WTOP News
HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Thursday after Wall Street closed lower following the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hike decision for the first time in three years. U.S. futures were higher. The quarter of a percentage point increase brings the Fed’s key rate to a target range of 3.75%-4.00%, as it attempts...
Asian Stocks Mixed After Wall Street Falls Following Fed Rate Decision
NewsFinale NewsFinale Journal HONG KONG – Asian markets traded unevenly Thursday after Wall Street finished lower in the wake of the Federal Reserve’s first interest-rate increase in three years. U.S. stock futures, however, pointed higher. The Fed raised its benchmark rate by a quarter percentage point, lifting its target range to 3.75% to 4.00% as policymakers seek to […]
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