- Asia's stocks fell, and bonds fell again, weighed down by the impact of high inflation.
- The MSCI Asia-Pacific Equity Index fell as bourses in Japan, China, and Hong Kong
- Asia's stocks rose after gains in US equities and as bond yields fell, providing some relief to investors concerned that higher interest rates will slow growth.
- Hong Kong and
- As treasury yields rose, investors worried that rising borrowing costs would weigh on earnings and trigger a recession. The yen has reached a 20-year low.
- Japan's equities rose as
- As investors assessed the trajectory of central banks' monetary policy tightening aimed at containing inflation, Asian stocks traded mixed.
- Japan and Australia's equities have fallen. Hong Kong technology shares
- As investors studied China inflation statistics for indications of whether the pricing pressures sapping the global economy are peaking, Asian equities were firm Wednesday and US equity futures gained.
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- Concerns about a dimming economic outlook echoed around global markets on Tuesday, sending equities down and bonds up.
- An Asia-pacific market index plummeted to its lowest level since July