Asian shares slide after Fed chair Warsh flags possible September rate hike; Kospi drops more than 3%
Asian equities sold off after Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's Jackson Hole remarks reinforced expectations for a possible September rate hike, tightening global financial conditions and pressuring rate-sensitive tech. Weakness spilled into US index futures, with Nasdaq 100 futures underperforming amid a semiconductor-led decline and higher front-end Treasury yields. Separately, renewed West Asia tensions lifted oil prices, adding an inflation tail-risk that could further constrain risk appetite.
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Asia-Pacific stock markets broadly fell on Monday after Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh signaled a possible rate hike in September. South Korea’s Kospi at one point sank more than 3%, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 1.69% and the MSCI Asia Pacific index slipped 0.8%. U.S. equity futures also moved lower, with S&P 500 futures down 0.5% and Nasdaq 100 futures off 0.7%.