Asian markets wobble as focus turns to US inflation data, interest rates
JapanÂ -1.60%.
Hong KongÂ -1.54%.
ChinaÂ +0.02%.
AustraliaÂ -1.69%.
After a choppy session, U.S. markets finished lower for the fourth consecutive day.Â Ongoing concerns about the Federal Reserve and interest rates continued to drag on the market.
U.S. futures extend losses. DowÂ -0.51%. S&P 500Â -0.55%. NasdaqÂ -1.03%. Nasdaq is trading much lower as chipmakerÂ Nvidia (NVDA) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)Â drops after U.S. prohibited sales of some its products to China.
A busy day for European markets: All European countries will be reporting manufacturing PMI today. Germany to report retail sales data and France to report GDP today.