Nikkei, Yen, Hang Seng: Börsen legen zu – US-Inflationsdaten dämpfen Zinssorgen
Die Aussicht auf eine Zinspause der US-Notenbank sorgt an den asiatischen Aktienmärkten für Kauflaune. Besonders kräftig steigen die Kurse in Seoul und Tokio.
US inflation data has cooled expectations of a rate pause in the United States, boosting Asian markets on Thursday. The Nikkei Index in Japan gained 1.9 percent, while the MSCI index for Asian-Pacific stocks outside Japan rose by nearly 1 percent. The South Korean Kospi index increased 4.4 percent. Prior to the US inflation data, expectations were lowered that the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates further.
Consumer prices in the US rose by 0.1 percent in July, within expectations. The likelihood of a rate hike in the coming month now stands at 40 percent in money markets, down from 54 percent a week earlier. In Far East currency markets, the dollar edged higher to 159.43 yen and rose slightly against the Chinese yuan to 6.7441. Speculation about a potential rate hike by Japan's central bank next month, however, restrained the dollar.
The Swiss franc saw a modest gain to 0.8137 per dollar. Meanwhile, the euro remained largely unchanged at 1.1521 dollars, edging slightly to 0.9377 against the franc. More: US companies deliver expectations higher - how long will the rally last?
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