SYDNEY : Asian stockmarkets were becalmed on Wednesday as surges in oil and Chinese factory prices added to worries that a hot U.S. inflation reading could renew pressure on policymakers to lift interest rates.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan and Japan's Nikkei each dropped 0.2per cent in and Overnight on Wall Street a long rally paused, with the Nasdaq logging its first fall in a dozen sessions. [.N]U.S. data due at 1330 GMT is expected to show consumer prices galloping higher at 5.8per cent year-on-year and even dovish Federal Reserve officials Neel Kashkari and Mary Daly have conceded it is running hotter for longer than they expected.
"A firm read can add a bit more fuel to the flattening," the NatWest analysts said."But I would argue that at this stage, a weak CPI number wouldn't be enough to ease markets into thinking the Fed will hold back." The Japanese currency held there on Wednesday at 112.84 per dollar and risk-sensitive currencies such as the Australian dollar were under pressure, with the Aussie testing support at its 50-day moving average of US$0.7374. [FRX/]
Bonds in the sector had suffered a fresh pounding on Tuesday, with the sell-off dragging in even investment-grade debts.
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