Asian stock markets are trading mostly lower on Thursday, following the broadly negative cues from global markets overnight, as worries about slowing growth and soaring inflation continue to weigh on market sentiment. The US Fed minutes also reaffirmed the central bank's plans to continue raising interest rates in an effort to return inflation to its 2 percent objective. Asian Markets closed mostly higher on Wednesday.
Further, the Fed minutes showed some participants also expressed concerns the Fed could tighten the stance of policy by more than necessary to restore price stability.
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June 12, 2026 17:14 ET Major central bank action was the focus this week in economic news. The European Central Bank became the first major central bank to move in response to the rising inflationary pressures in the backdrop of the conflict in the Middle East. In North America, the U.S. inflation and trade data as well as Canada’s central bank decision gained attention. The Chinese trade data was the main news in Asia.