Asian Shares Track Wall Street's Retreat as Bond Markets Crank up the Pressure
Rising Treasury yields and renewed inflation worries pushed major U.S. indexes lower as investors braced for Nvidia earnings and higher borrowing costs.
- On Tuesday, Wall Street indexes fell as the 10-year Treasury yield surged to 4.663%, its highest level since January 2025, while the S&P 500 dropped 0.7% to 7,353.61 for its third straight loss.
- Rising bond yields reflect investor anxiety over prolonged inflation and the ongoing war with Iran, threatening to slow the economy by increasing borrowing costs for mortgages and corporate loans building AI data centers.
- Akamai Technologies dropped 6.3% after announcing plans to raise $2.6 billion, while Home Depot rose 0.9% despite CEO Ted Decker citing "greater consumer uncertainty" and Nvidia fell 0.8% as a major market weight.
- Technology and growth stocks faced pressure as higher yields diminish the value of future earnings, causing the broader AI-driven rally to face headwinds from expensive valuations threatening market momentum.
- Attention Wednesday will be focused on Nvidia's quarterly results and Federal Reserve minutes, with investors watching for signals on potential interest rate pivots that could determine whether technology stocks maintain their rally.
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World shares track Wall Street's retreat as bond markets crank up the pressure
Shares have retreated in Europe and Asia after the U.S. stock market gave back more of its record-setting rally. Tech stocks have been faltering as higher yields in bond markets crank up the pressure on various other investments. U.S. futures…
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Asian shares track Wall Street’s retreat as bond markets crank up the pressure
Asian shares were mostly lower on Wednesday as rising bond yields cranked up pressure on stocks and other investments, undermining the AI-driven rally in technology shares.
New York stock markets opened the trading day with losses on Tuesday. Investors remained cautious due to persistent concerns about inflation. Oil prices fell following the postponement of a planned US military attack on Iran. US President Donald Trump said he postponed the attack at the request of allies in the Middle East to allow negotiations with Iran to continue.
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