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Asian stocks slide as Middle East jitters hit Korea, AI names weigh on Nikkei
Asian stocks slide as Middle East jitters hit Korea, AI names weigh on Nikkei. The reversal in Korean equities, from an early rally back to sizeable losses, highlights how sensitive regional risk appetite remains to any fresh Middle East he
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Asian stocks slide as Middle East jitters hit Korea, AI names weigh on Nikkei. The reversal in Korean equities, from an early rally back to sizeable losses, highlights how sensitive regional risk appetite remains to any fresh Middle East he
Asian stocks slide as Middle East jitters hit Korea, AI names weigh on Nikkei
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Asian stocks slide as Middle East jitters hit Korea, AI names weigh on Nikkei. The reversal in Korean equities, from an early rally back to sizeable losses, highlights how sensitive regional risk appetite remains to any fresh Middle East he
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The reversal in Korean equities, from an early rally back to sizeable losses, highlights how sensitive regional risk appetite remains to any fresh Middle East headline, in this case reports of a potential Hormuz shipping restriction alongside renewed Houthi activity against Saudi Arabia. That combination is likely to keep a bid under oil and the dollar while weighing on risk-sensitive Asian currencies, including the Australian dollar given its correlation with regional equity sentiment. In Japan, the divergence between a resilient Topix and a weaker Nikkei points to rotation out of AI and chip…
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