{ "id": 2915969, "title": "Shares flat in Asia before Iran sanctions news, Nvidia results", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/shares-flat-in-asia-before-iran-sanctions-news-nvidia-results-2915969", "topic": "finance", "section": "Finance & Markets", "published": "2026-08-24T01:21:34.000Z", "source": { "name": "Free Malaysia Today", "slug": "free-malaysia-today", "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2026/08/24/shares-flat-in-asia-before-iran-sanctions-news-nvidia-results" }, "original_language": "en", "account": "Asian equity markets were calm at the start of trading on Monday, with the Nikkei index essentially unchanged after a 4% decline last week. South Korean and Taiwanese shares also experienced a slight downturn. Investors held their breath as they awaited details on the potential US sanctions against Iran, which were slated to be announced later in the day. In a separate development, the Canadian dollar experienced a slight decline as the prospect of a trade war with its southern neighbor loomed.\n\nThe tech sector remained on edge, eagerly anticipating Nvidia's earnings report due for release on Wednesday. Investors were acutely aware of the immense challenge the chip maker would face in meeting the soaring expectations surrounding it. Analysts projected that Nvidia's quarterly revenue would nearly double to approximately US$92 billion, while full-year earnings were expected to fall within the range of US$103 billion to US$105 billion. Market participants were also keen to gauge the outlook for US interest rates when Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh addressed the audience in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on Friday. However, Warsh's reluctance to provide forward guidance might result in disappointment.\n\nBruce Kasman, chief economist at JPMorgan, explained that past chairmen had refrained from offering forward guidance at the event, and Warsh was likely to focus on aspects of his 'regime change' agenda. Given that the Federal Reserve had already begun reducing its balance sheet, and the committee had allocated some attention to the balance sheet in the July minutes, it was possible that the balance sheet would be the primary subject discussed by Warsh. Markets projected roughly a 40% chance that the Fed would raise interest rates during the meeting on September 16, with a full pricing for a rate hike by December. These odds could shift depending on the US inflation data released that week, with median forecasts predicting that core inflation would remain at 3.3% in July. Warsh was expected to be questioned about Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's surprising announcement from the previous week, which involved a doubling of bond buybacks in an attempt to curb the rise in yields and ease financial conditions in the economy. However, the initiative had yielded little success, as 30-year yields remained at 5.2760%, not far from the recent 19-year peak of 5.3371%. Higher yields make debt more appealing compared to equities, while simultaneously increasing the discount applied to future earnings, thus highlighting the stretched nature of certain valuations.", "summary": "Brent slips 1.0% to US$93.43 a barrel as Tehran shows no sign of relinquishing control over the vital Strait of Hormuz.", "key_points": [], "editors_take": null, "illustration": null, "coverage": { "outlets": 10, "also_reported_by": [ { "outlet": "Investing.com", "title": "Shares flat in Asia before Iran sanctions news, Nvidia results", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/shares-flat-in-asia-before-iran-sanctions-news-nvidia-results", "published": "2026-08-24T00:54:31.000Z" }, { "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today", "title": "Shares flat in Asia before Iran sanctions news, Nvidia results", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/shares-flat-in-asia-before-iran-sanctions-news-nvidia-results-2911269", "published": "2026-08-24T01:21:34.000Z" }, { "outlet": "Straits Times Business", "title": "Shares flat in Asia before Iran sanctions news, Nvidia results", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/shares-flat-in-asia-before-iran-sanctions-news-nvidia-results-2921173", "published": "2026-08-24T02:13:00.000Z" }, { "outlet": "Business Recorder", "title": "Indian shares likely to open higher; caution ahead of new Iran sanctions", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/indian-shares-likely-to-open-higher-caution-ahead-of-new-iran", "published": "2026-08-24T02:48:49.000Z" }, { "outlet": "New Straits Times", "title": "Shares flat in Asia before Iran sanctions news, Nvidia results", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/shares-flat-in-asia-before-iran-sanctions-news-nvidia-results-2931416", "published": "2026-08-24T02:54:29.000Z" }, { "outlet": "Al Jazeera", "title": "‘We know this movie’: Iran mocks latest US sanctions", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/we-know-this-movie-iran-mocks-latest-us-sanctions", "published": "2026-08-24T04:02:14.000Z" }, { "outlet": "Times of India", "title": "Rupee climbs to 95.64 against US dollar; Iran sanctions, crude prices in focus", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/rupee-climbs-to-95-64-against-us-dollar-iran-sanctions-crude-prices", "published": "2026-08-24T04:30:23.000Z" }, { "outlet": "City AM", "title": "FTSE 100 Live: Stocks to open flat; Iran hits back at Trump ‘economic D-Day’ threat", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/ftse-100-live-stocks-to-open-flat-iran-hits-back-at-trump-economic-d", "published": "2026-08-24T05:30:00.000Z" }, { "outlet": "Seeking Alpha News", "title": "Iran Economic D-Day: Bessent warns of endgame; Tehran threatens Gulf oil exports", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/iran-economic-d-day-bessent-warns-of-endgame-tehran-threatens-gulf", "published": "2026-08-24T09:19:49.000Z" } ] }, "ai_generated": true, "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original." }