Fed hike likely to keep Asian risk assets under pressure, JPMorgan says
Asian risk assets, especially export-oriented companies, will remain under pressure in the short term following the Fed's rate hike, according to Tai Hui, chief APAC market strategist at JPMorgan Asset Management.
Tai added that a strong U.S. dollar is likely to persist, but tightening monetary policy in most Asian central banks — with the exception of China and Japan — should help limit the extent of Asian currency depreciation.
The U.S. dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of its peers, strengthened sharply and last stood at 111.697.
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Bank of Japan holds steady, stands by yield curve control policy – yen weakens past 145
The Bank of Japan kept its interest rates on hold, according to an announcement posted on its website – meeting expectations forecasted by economists in a Reuters poll.
The Japanese yen weakened to 145 against the greenback shortly after the decision.
"Japan's economy has picked up as the resumption of economic activity has progressed while public health has been protected from Covid-19, despite being affected by factors such as a rise in commodity prices," the central bank said in the statement.
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Asian currencies weaken after Fed's third-straight big hike
Currencies in the Asia-Pacific weakened further after the U.S. Federal Reserve delivered its third consecutive rate hike of 75 basis points.
China's onshore yuan weakened past 7.09 per dollar, hovering near levels not seen since June 2020.
The Japanese yen weakened to 144.51, while the Korean won also surged past 1,409 against the greenback – the weakest since March 2009.
Australia's dollar fell to $0.6589.
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U.S. 2-year Treasury yield inches toward 2007 highs
British pound slides further to hover around 37-year low
The British pound fell further in Asia's morning trade, hitting $1.1217 — its lowest level since 1985.
The currency has been losing ground against the U.S. dollar this year as economic concerns rise.
Analysts are split over whether the U.K. central bank will hike rates by 50 basis points or 75 basis points later today.
Sterling last traded at $1.1223.
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Bank of Japan likely to maintain yield curve control for rest of 2022: DBS
Substantial adjustments to the Bank of Japan's policies are likely to happen only after the central bank's leadership changes in mid-2023, DBS Group Research said in a note Tuesday.
But the BOJ may consider some "policy finetuning," such as widening the target band by 10 basis points, in response to market pressures, analysts wrote.
It added that "regardless of intervention," the dollar-yen could test 147.66 last seen in August 1998, adding they are not ruling out USD/JPY pushing above 150 "without a hard landing in the U.S. prompting Fed cuts."
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Stock futures open lower
U.S. stock futures fell on Wednesday night following a volatile session in the major averages as traders weighed another large rate hike from the Federal Reserve.
Dow Jones Industrial Average futures declined by 16 points, or 0.05%. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures dipped 0.19% and 0.31%, respectively.
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Stocks slide, Dow closes 522 points lower in volatile trading session
Stocks wavered on Wednesday but finished the session deep in the red after the Federal Reserve announced another 75 basis point rate hike.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 522.45 points, or 1.7%, to close at 30,183.78. The S&P 500 slid 1.71% to 3,789.93 and the Nasdaq Composite dove 1.79% to 11,220.19.
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