{"id":70765,"date":"2025-06-26T16:13:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T06:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets-vnj.com\/blog\/?p=70765"},"modified":"2025-08-05T18:20:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T08:20:50","slug":"thursday-26th-june-2025-asia-pacific-stocks-decline-as-investors-weigh-ceasefire-and-fed-outlook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets-vnk.com\/blog\/thursday-26th-june-2025-asia-pacific-stocks-decline-as-investors-weigh-ceasefire-and-fed-outlook\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday 26th June 2025: Asia-Pacific Stocks Decline as Investors Weigh Ceasefire and Fed Outlook"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br \/>Global Markets:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&nbsp;Asian Stock Markets : Nikkei up 1.45%, Shanghai Composite up 0.04%, Hang Seng down 0.57% ASX down 0.09%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Commodities : Gold at $3347.35 (0.79%), Silver at $36.38 (0.29%), Brent Oil at $67.38 (0.59%), WTI Oil at $65.18 (0.33%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rates : US 10-year yield at 4.268, UK 10-year yield at 4.4560, Germany 10-year yield at 2.5615<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News &amp; Data:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>(USD) New Home Sales 623K&nbsp; to 694K expected<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Markets Update:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Asia-Pacific markets mostly declined on Thursday, as investors assessed the ongoing ceasefire between Israel and Iran and its potential impact on regional stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Japan\u2019s Nikkei 225 rose 1.04%, while the Topix gained 0.32%, standing out as exceptions in an otherwise downbeat trading session. South Korea\u2019s Kospi dropped 1.81%, and the tech-heavy Kosdaq fell 2%. Australia\u2019s S&amp;P\/ASX 200 slipped 0.21%. Meanwhile, Hong Kong\u2019s Hang Seng index was down 0.72%, and mainland China\u2019s CSI 300 dipped 0.31%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>U.S. futures showed little movement, with S&amp;P 500, Nasdaq 100, and Dow Jones Industrial Average futures all hovering near the flatline, reflecting cautious investor sentiment ahead of further economic signals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, in his second day of testimony before Congress, maintained a measured stance on inflation and tariffs. He indicated that interest rate cuts may be possible if current inflationary pressures prove temporary but refrained from providing a clear timeline. This cautious tone comes amid ongoing pressure from President Donald Trump for the Fed to ease rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overnight in the U.S., stock markets ended the session mixed. The S&amp;P 500 closed nearly unchanged at 6,092.16, while the Nasdaq Composite edged up 0.31% to 19,973.55. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, however, fell 106.59 points, or 0.25%, closing at 42,982.43.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upcoming Events:&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>12:30 PM GMT &#8211; USD Final GDP q\/q<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>12:30 PM GMT &#8211; USD Unemployment Claims<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Global Markets: News &amp; Data: Markets Update: Asia-Pacific markets mostly declined [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":71231,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[196,215,339],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fundamental-analysis","category-market-analysis","category-recent-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets-vnk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets-vnk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets-vnk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets-vnk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets-vnk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70765"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets-vnk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70765\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70770,"href":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets-vnk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70765\/revisions\/70770"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets-vnk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets-vnk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets-vnk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets-vnk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}