TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were trading mixed Thursday, after Wall Street recovered some losses from the day before.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 momentarily reached a record high in early trading but slipped later to finish at 39,598.71, down 1.2%.
“The positive handover from Wall Street, alongside lower Treasury yields and a weaker U.S. dollar, may offer some relief as Fed Chair’s testimony failed to drive much hawkish deviation from his usual script,” said Yeap Jun Rong, market analyst at IG.
As always, Wall Street scrutinized each of Powell's words for hints about when the Federal Reserve could begin cutting its main interest rate, which is at its highest level since 2001.
“We want to see a little more data so we can become more confident.”Traders have already shelved earlier expectations for a cut in March, and they’re now eyeing June as the likeliest beginning.
Persons:
Australia's, ”, Yeap Jun Rong, Jerome Powell, CrowdStrike, Steven Mnuchin, Donald Trump, Powell, ” Powell, Rubeela Farooqi, Locker, Brent, Stan Choe
Organizations:
TOKYO, Wall, Nikkei, IG, Federal, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Nvidia, Big Tech, New York Community Bancorp, U.S, Treasury, Federal Reserve, Fed, Traders, AP
Locations:
Hong, Shanghai