September 16, 2026 8:26 AM
Asian markets make nervous start ahead of Fed decision
Stocks made tentative gains at the start of the Asian trading session on Wednesday as a rise in global bond yields and oil prices paused ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy decision due later in the day. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fluctuated between gains and losses after declining for four consecutive sessions and was last up 0.2%, led by a 0.8% gain in Korean shares S&P 500 e-mini futures nudged 0.1% higher. Overnight on Wall Street, the S&P 500 slum...