Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell maintained a cautious stance on inflation and tariffs during his second day of Capitol Hill testimony.
This is CNBC’s live blog covering Asia-Pacific markets.
Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Thursday, as investors continued to weigh the ongoing ceasefire between Israel and Iran.
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225
was set to open higher, with the futures contract in Chicago at 39,055 while its counterpart in Osaka last traded at 38,950, against the index’s last close of 38,942.07.
However, Australia’s S&P/ASX 200
Investors will be keeping an eye on Australia's inflation data for May.
The U.S. Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday.
Investors await the Bank of Japan's policy verdict, with the BOJ expected to stand pat on interest rates at 0.5% in the face of…
Investors also await the release of a slew of employment-related data from Australia.
Investors will be keeping a close watch on Chinese markets as the Asian giant is expected to release its one-year and five-year…
Asia-Pacific markets were set to mostly climb Friday as investors look to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech.
