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