{"id":119230,"date":"2025-09-25T10:03:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T06:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/?p=119230"},"modified":"2025-09-25T10:04:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T06:04:00","slug":"asian-markets-stay-subdued-as-investors-await-key-u-s-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/asian-markets-stay-subdued-as-investors-await-key-u-s-data\/09\/25\/market-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Asian Markets Stay Subdued as Investors Await Key U.S. Data"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Asian equities traded cautiously on Thursday, following two straight sessions of losses on Wall Street, as investors weighed stretched valuations in U.S. tech stocks and looked ahead to a packed U.S. economic calendar that could influence the <strong>Federal Reserve\u2019s policy path<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At <strong>04:00 GMT<\/strong>, <strong>U.S. stock index futures<\/strong> edged slightly higher in Asian trade, providing a modest counterbalance to Wall Street\u2019s overnight retreat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Focus on U.S. Economic Data<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Traders are bracing for a string of U.S. reports that could offer fresh direction on interest rates. <strong>Weekly jobless claims<\/strong> and the <strong>final reading of Q2 GDP<\/strong> are due later Thursday, followed by the <strong>Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index<\/strong>\u2014the Fed\u2019s preferred inflation measure\u2014on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Markets expect these releases to clarify whether the Fed will follow through with additional rate cuts this year, after last week\u2019s 25 bps reduction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Regional Market Performance<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Asian equities traded mixed, reflecting the cautious mood:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Japan<\/strong>: The <strong>Nikkei 225<\/strong> edged up 0.1%, while the <strong>TOPIX<\/strong> gained 0.4%.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>China<\/strong>: The <strong>CSI 300<\/strong> climbed 0.8% and the <strong>Shanghai Composite<\/strong> rose modestly, supported by expectations of further stimulus from Beijing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hong Kong<\/strong>: The <strong>Hang Seng<\/strong> added 0.3%.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Australia<\/strong>: The <strong>S&amp;P\/ASX 200<\/strong> rose 0.1%, despite lingering concerns about sticky inflation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Singapore<\/strong>: The <strong>Straits Times Index<\/strong> slipped 0.3%.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>South Korea<\/strong>: The <strong>KOSPI<\/strong> dipped 0.1%.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>India<\/strong>: <strong>Nifty 50 futures<\/strong> traded flat before market open.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bank of Japan Minutes: Signs of Division<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Investor attention in Japan turned to the release of the <strong>BOJ\u2019s July meeting minutes<\/strong>, which revealed that some policymakers are already pushing for rate hikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At its latest meeting, the BOJ left <strong>short-term rates at 0.5%<\/strong> and announced plans to gradually reduce purchases of <strong>ETFs<\/strong> and <strong>REITs<\/strong>. However, <strong>two board members dissented<\/strong>, advocating for a hike to 0.75%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The minutes reinforced expectations that the BOJ is <strong>tilting toward a more hawkish stance<\/strong>, though global growth concerns and political uncertainty in Japan still weigh on the outlook.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asian equities traded cautiously on Thursday, following two straight sessions of losses on Wall Street, as investors weighed stretched valuations in U.S. tech stocks and looked ahead to a packed U.S. economic calendar that could influence the Federal Reserve\u2019s policy path. 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