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Asian markets split as traders await US jobs report after Fed's Waller remarks
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— Sep 3, 2026
Asian equities were mixed as investors weighed signals from Fed official Waller that disinflation may support a rate hold and awaited the upcoming U.S. jobs data, with gains in Hong Kong and Korea contrasted by weakness in Shanghai. Treasuries yields eased, the yen strengthened, and oil markets held steady as investors reassessed rate-hike expectations and global risk sentiment across the region.
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Nicole Hardy
Everyone's just holding their breath for the jobs number now. One bad print and this whole rate-hold narrative flips overnight.
