HONG KONG: Asian markets fluctuated Wednesday (Jan 25) as traders in several countries returned from the Lunar New Year break to a soft lead out of Wall Street with recession fears still causing concern. While equities have enjoyed a strong start to the year as a slowdown in inflation gives central banks r
HONG KONG: Asian markets fluctuated Wednesday as traders in several countries returned from the Lunar New Year break to a soft lead out of Wall Street with recession fears still causing concern.
Worries about the growth outlook and the impact of higher rates on company profits is also offsetting optimism over China's reopening from years of strict zero-Covid measures. Focus is now turning to next week's Federal Reserve policy meeting, with speculation growing that it will lift rates by 25 basis points.A mixed bag of US earnings reports failed to ease concerns, and there is talk that the gains across markets since the turn of the year may have run too far for now.
In Asian trade, Tokyo was slightly higher after rallying more than 3 per cent over the previous three trading days.
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