Asian stock markets are a sea of red on Monday, following the broadly negative cues from Wall Street on Friday, as traders remain cautious and concerned about the fallout of the outbreak of hostilities between the United States and Israel against Iran over the weekend. Diplomatic efforts between the U.S. and Iran aimed at easing tensions over Tehran's nuclear program concluded on Thursday without an agreement. Asian markets closed mostly higher on Friday.
Iran retaliated after the attacks by the U.S. and Israel reportedly killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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June 19, 2026 16:46 ET Major central banks continued to dominate the economic news flow this week too, led by the Federal Reserve, as they announced their latest policy decisions. The Federal Reserve policy session was in focus as it was the first to be led by the new chief Kevin Warsh. In Europe, central banks of the U.K. and Switzerland announced their rate decisions. In Asia, the Bank of Japan drew attention for its policy moves, while data out of China threw some light on the state of the economy.