Asian stocks declined on Thursday, tracking steep losses on Wall Street overnight on surging bond yields and mixed earnings news.
Investors also awaited cues from U.S. third-quarter gross domestic product data due later in the day before a Federal Reserve meeting next week.
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April 17, 2026 15:29 ET The ongoing conflict in the Middle East continues to raise concerns for policymakers who worry about the impact of the supply shock and high energy prices on the real economy. Producer price data and various survey results on the housing market were the main news from the U.S. this week. In Europe, industrial production data for the euro area gained attention. GDP figures out of China and the policy move by the Singapore central bank were in focus in Asia.