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Asian Shares Are Mixed and Oil Prices Hold Steady as the US Raises Pressure on Iran
Tech shares led losses as investors awaited Nvidia results and Jackson Hole clues on interest rates, with the Kospi down 1.4% and MSCI Asia Pacific off 0.2%.
- Asian stocks edged lower on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, as tech shares led losses ahead of Nvidia earnings and the Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole gathering.
- Concerns over the sustainability of the artificial intelligence spending boom weighed on sentiment, with hardware costs threatening returns as Nvidia prepares price hikes for systems shipped early next year.
- Investors are awaiting comments from Fed Chair Kevin Warsh at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on Friday, where analysts anticipate he will address inflation and interest rate paths.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced fresh sanctions against Iran on Monday, warning that nations persisting in business with the Islamic Republic will face retaliation.
- Meanwhile, yields on the 10-year Treasury eased to 4.71% on Monday after the Treasury Department discussed using cash to finance bond buybacks, relieving pressure on markets.
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World shares mostly gain and oil prices slip as the US raises pressure on Iran
Shares are mostly higher in Europe and Asia after U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish ahead of potentially market-moving events later in the week.
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Global Market Today: Asian stocks dip with AI in focus, oil declines
MSCI’s Asia Pacific equities gauge dipped 0.1%, with the Kospi Index in South Korea — a bellwether for AI investments — falling 1.2%. However, US equity-index futures erased earlier losses to edged up, with contracts for the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 climbing 0.1%.
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