AHEAD OF THE MOST RECENT U.S. JOBS READING, ASIAN STOCK MARKETS DECLINE

 


On Friday's Asian stock market action was uneven ahead of U.S. jobs data that could support Federal Reserve plans for larger interest rate increases to curb rising inflation.

Seoul, Tokyo, and Hong Kong all withdrew as Shanghai moved forward. Over $1.50 per barrel was added to the price of oil.

Investors anticipated U.S. employment statistics for August to gauge how the economy is responding to four previous hikes to reduce inflation, which is at a four-decade high. A positive report would support Fed officials' arguments that higher interest rates are required to slow the economy and lessen the increasing pressure on consumer prices.

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At the Fed meeting this month, a rate hike of up to 0.75 percentage points "may likely reinforce further lean towards" if the numbers reveal that more than 300,000 jobs were added, according to IG's Yeap Jun Rong. That would be three times the typical margin of change for the Fed.

The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo lost less than 0.1%, falling to 26,644.80, while the Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.1% to 3,187,78. Hong Kong's Hang Seng dropped 0.8% to 19,433.68.

Following new virus outbreaks, China ordered the majority of Chengdu's 21 million citizens to stay at home on Thursday. After a drought drained hydroelectric dam reservoirs, the area experienced power rationing. However, economists previously stated that the region's industrial output should have a minimal impact on the national economy because it is minor in comparison to other regions of China.

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