{"id":71768,"date":"2025-09-17T16:28:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T06:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets-vnj.com\/blog\/?p=71768"},"modified":"2025-09-17T16:28:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T06:28:17","slug":"wednesday-17th-september-2025-asian-markets-slip-as-investors-await-fed-rate-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets-vnk.com\/blog\/wednesday-17th-september-2025-asian-markets-slip-as-investors-await-fed-rate-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday 17th September 2025: Asian Markets Slip as Investors Await Fed Rate Decision"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br \/><br \/>Global Markets:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&nbsp;Asian Stock Markets : Nikkei down 0.14%, Shanghai Composite up 0.32%, Hang Seng up 1.75% ASX down 0.6%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Commodities : Gold at $3,715.20 (-0.04%), Silver at $42.090 (-1.28%), Brent Oil at $65.53 (-0.15%), WTI Oil at $64.54 (-0.15%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rates : US 10-year yield at 4.026, UK 10-year yield at 4.6380, Germany 10-year yield at 2.6904<\/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>(CAD) CPI m\/m -0.1%&nbsp; to 0.0% expected<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(USD) Core Retail Sales m\/m 0.7%&nbsp; to 0.4% expected<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(USD) Core Retail Sales m\/m 0.6%&nbsp; to 0.2% expected<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Markets Update:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Asian markets traded mostly lower on Wednesday, weighed down by caution ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve\u2019s policy announcement later in the day. While a quarter-point rate cut is widely expected, many fear it won\u2019t be enough to counter recent weak jobs data and persistent inflation. Traders are holding back from major moves, waiting for the Fed\u2019s statement and updated projections for clues on the path ahead. Markets are also pricing in the possibility of further cuts in October and December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Australia, the S&amp;P\/ASX 200 slipped 0.69 percent to 8,816.10, reversing Tuesday\u2019s gains. Mining and financial stocks dragged the index lower, with BHP, Rio Tinto, and Fortescue all falling, while BHP also announced job cuts and a mine suspension. Technology and energy stocks provided some support, with Block, WiseTech, and Xero posting gains alongside Woodside and Beach Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Japan\u2019s Nikkei 225 managed modest gains, up 0.21 percent at 44,995.79, lifted by strong tech names like Tokyo Electron, which surged more than 6 percent. However, weakness in automakers, banks, and exporters limited the upside.Elsewhere, markets in South Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore edged lower, while Hong Kong advanced 1.2 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Globally, Wall Street finished slightly down overnight after hitting record intraday highs, while Europe also closed weaker. Oil prices rose nearly 2 percent amid geopolitical tensions and Fed uncertainty.<\/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>01:45 PM GMT &#8211; CAD Overnight Rate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>02:30 PM GMT &#8211; CAD BOC Press Conference<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>06:00 PM GMT &#8211; USD Federal Funds Rate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>06:00 PM GMT &#8211; USD FOMC Statement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>06:30 PM GMT &#8211; USD FOMC Press Conference<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Global Markets: News &amp; Data: Markets Update: Asian markets traded mostly [&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],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fundamental-analysis","category-market-analysis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets-vnk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71768","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=71768"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets-vnk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71768\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71770,"href":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets-vnk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71768\/revisions\/71770"}],"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=71768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets-vnk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets-vnk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}