Asian Markets Sell Off After US Inflation Fuels Rate Hike Bets
Samsung Electronics and SK hynix led losses as investors priced in a more hawkish Federal Reserve after hotter U.S. inflation data.
- Asian markets opened lower on Thursday as hotter-than-expected US consumer price inflation increased expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate hikes, pressuring regional stocks.
- The US consumer price index rose 3.7% year-on-year in September, exceeding forecasts and sparking Wednesday's Wall Street decline that rippled through global markets.
- Technology shares led the selloff, with South Korea's KOSPI plunging 5.6% and major chipmakers SK Hynix and Kioxia Holdings dropping 11.4% and 11.2% respectively.
- Investor attention now shifts to speeches from Federal Reserve officials in Bangkok, including Chair Kevin Warsh, for clues on the central bank's next policy move.
- Fed funds futures now price a 31.6% probability of a 25-basis-point hike at the October 28 meeting, while the 10-year Treasury bond yield fell 4.4 basis points.
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