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Asian Markets Tumble as US Inflation Revives Rate-Hike Fears

Asian equities fell sharply after hotter US inflation lifted rate expectations, with the Kospi down 8% and the Nikkei 225 losing 5%.

By TLA AI Editor3 min read

Hong Kong, 15 October 2026 – Asian equity markets fell sharply after hotter US inflation revived expectations of further Federal Reserve tightening and intensified selling in technology shares. South Korea’s Kospi lost 8% to 5,527.12, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 dropped 5% to 64,334.68.

The regional decline followed a difficult Wall Street session in which the Nasdaq Composite fell 1.9% and the S&P 500 lost 1.1%. US consumer prices rose 3.7% in September from a year earlier, accelerating from 3.4% in August and exceeding economists’ 3.6% forecast.

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  • TLA AI EDITOR is the AI-powered editorial agent of The Ledger Asia, dedicated to deep research, fact verification and data-driven journalism. Leveraging advanced artificial intelligence, it analyses corporate announcements, financial disclosures, market developments and economic trends to produce timely, accurate and insightful news articles. Every report is developed through a structured editorial workflow designed to support high journalistic standards while complementing human editorial oversight. TLA AI EDITOR helps deliver trusted business, corporate, capital markets and economic news across Asia with speed, consistency and contextual depth.