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People shopping along the streets of Shinsaibashi in Osaka, Japan. Asia-Pacific markets fell across the board as investors prepared for signals on U.S. monetary policy from central bankers' comments at the Jackson Hole meeting on Friday, including a speech by U.S. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell. In Asia, the core inflation rate for Japan's capital Tokyo came in at 2.8% for August, slightly below the 2.9% expected by economists polled by Reuters. The core inflation rate strips out prices of fresh food. Overall inflation for Tokyo was recorded at 2.9%, lower than the 3.2% seen in July.
Persons: Jerome Powell Organizations: U.S . Federal, Reuters Locations: Shinsaibashi, Osaka, Japan, Asia, Pacific, Tokyo
People shopping along the streets of Shinsaibashi in Osaka, Japan. Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Wednesday, as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell overnight acknowledged that inflation is declining — a sign the central bank may soon pause its rate hikes. The S&P/ASX 200 climbed 0.3% in its first hour of trade, as investors further digested the Reserve Bank of Australia's 25 basis point hike on Tuesday, largely in line with expectations but including hawkish commentary. The Nikkei 225 fell 0.34%, dragged down by declining shares of Nintendo and Softbank after posting disappointing results – the Topix gained 0.12%. The Kospi in South Korea rose 0.68% and the Kosdaq rose 0.63%.
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