By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE - Asian shares eased away from their lowest levels in 10 months but were on course to clock their worst quarterly performance in a year as worries over elevatedNS child killer Penny Boudreau and the path to eventual release | SaltWireSINGAPORE - Asian shares eased away from their lowest levels in 10 months but were on course to clock their worst quarterly performance in a year as worries over elevated interest rates dragged on sentiment, while the dollar held strong.
Japan's Nikkei was 0.10% lower, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index rose 0.21%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index was up 0.64%. The Chinese markets were closed for a holiday and are on a break next week. "During the most recent Fed press conference, Powell mentioned that while the Fed doesn’t target levels of real GDP, it evaluates whether it poses a risk to achieving the 2% inflation target," said Ryan Brandham, head of global capital markets, North America at Validus Risk Management.
The recent rise in Treasury yields to 16-year highs has cast a shadow over the stock market, with the Federal Reserve's hawkish tilt last week also weighing on risk sentiment. [US/] In foreign exchange market, the dollar index eased 0.057% to 106.10 but hovered near the 10 month high of 106.84 it touched earlier this week. The index is up 2.4% this month and set for second straight month of gains.
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