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Tokyo shares are higher as easing worries over inflation reduce odds for another Fed rate hike

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Kageyama, Y. (2026, October 5). Tokyo shares are higher as easing worries over inflation reduce odds for another Fed rate hike. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/asian-shares-are-higher-as-easing-worries-over-inflation-reduce-odds-for-another-fed-rate-hike/article_92f517b8-5ccf-5d04-8967-4b4742ac428d.html

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Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index rose by 2.3% to reach 69,901.70 points in afternoon trading on Monday as easing concerns about inflation reduced the probability of an additional Federal Reserve rate hike. Stock prices remained stable in Sydney and Hong Kong while Japan saw gains particularly in AI-related stocks like Tokyo Electron and SoftBank Group. The article attributes this market movement to recent positive U.S. economic data, including lower-than-expected job growth numbers that suggest less pressure for further interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve.

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Tokyo shares advanced on Monday, increasing by 2.3% to 69,901.70, marking a significant rise as investors were relieved over easing inflation concerns that reduce the likelihood of another Federal Reserve rate hike. This positive sentiment was also reflected in Japanese technology companies like Tokyo Electron and SoftBank Group, which saw gains of 5.2% and 3.1%, respectively. Meanwhile, stock markets in Sydney and Hong Kong showed little change with the S&P/ASX 200 up by less than 0.1% to 8,686.40, while the Hang Seng index remained virtually unchanged at 23,976.15. Shanghai and South Korea's markets were closed for national holidays. The optimism in Tokyo shares comes after last week’s positive U.S. job market data helped ease inflation worries, pushing U.S. stocks near record highs.

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Who wrote this

Yuri Kageyama

13 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction

🔮 Markets took that to mean the Federal Reserve will be less likely to raise its benchmark rate.

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🔮 The price is volatile because of uncertainty about when the war with Iran will allow oil to flow freely again from the Middle East, including access to the Strait of Hormuz.

2026-09-28 · assertive framing · Asian shares trade mixed as oil prices rise

🔮 The price for a barrel of Brent remains much higher than the roughly $72 it cost before the war with Iran began and worries are running high that the war with Iran will keep oil bottled up in the Middle East for a long time.

2026-09-24 · assertive framing · Asian shares trade mixed as markets eye oil prices, US bonds, and currency fluctuations

🔮 When he switched to his current job, at a flower shop, he decided to take up a pursuit that was Japanese, so he could explore that aspect of himself, and one that could be done for a long time, alone.

2026-09-22 · assertive framing · The centuries-old Japanese art of ikebana draws those seeking calm

🔮 Wall Street stocks got a boost after the price for a barrel of Brent crude oil slid from the nearly $110 it reached earlier in the week on worries that the war with Iran will keep oil bottled up in the Middle East instead of going to customers worldwide.

2026-09-18 · assertive framing · Asian shares mostly rise, cheered by a US rally and easing oil prices

🔮 U.S. markets will be closed Monday for the Labor Day holiday.

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TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo shares advanced Monday at the start of a busy week for U.S. economic updates, while stock prices were little changed in Sydney and Hong Kong.

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🔮 Markets took that to mean the Federal Reserve will be less likely to raise its benchmark rate.

2026-10-05 · Toronto Star

Tokyo shares are higher as easing worries over inflation reduce odds for another Fed rate hike · assertive framing

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TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo shares advanced Monday at the start of a busy week for U.S. economic updates, while stock prices were little changed in Sydney and Hong Kong. asserted

prices → advance → Sydney

Investors have been encouraged by easing worries over inflation, which reduces the likelihood of another rate hike by the Federal Reserve. asserted

which → encourage → Reserve

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 2.3% in afternoon trading to 69,901.70. asserted

Nikkei → jump → 69,901.70

Earlier in the day, it marked its first foray above 70,000 points in three months. asserted

it → mark → months

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was little changed, edging up less than 0.1% to 8,686.40. asserted

S&P → edge → 8,686.40

Trading was closed in Shanghai and South Korea for national holidays. asserted

Trading → close → holidays

Interest in shares related to artificial intelligence drew buying interest. asserted

Interest → relate → interest

In Japan, Tokyo Electron gained 5.2% and technology investment giant SoftBank Group’s shares gained 3.1%. asserted

shares → gain → %

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., or TSMC, climbed 3%. asserted

Co. → climb → ?

Last week, U.S. stocks finished near an all-time high after the latest update on the U.S. job market helped to alleviate worries about higher inflation. asserted

update → finish → inflation

The S&P 500 rose 0.7% and pulled within 1% of its record set in August. asserted

S&P → rise → August

The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.5%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 1.2%. asserted

composite → add → %

The U.S. government said employers across the country added 29,000 more jobs to their payrolls than they cut last month. asserted

they → say → payrolls

That was fewer than economists expected and a slowdown from August’s net hiring rate of 133,000. asserted

economists → expect → 133,000

Markets took that to mean the Federal Reserve will be less likely to raise its benchmark rate. asserted

Reserve → take → rate

The Federal Reserve recently raised its main interest rate for the first time in three years to try to rein in the painful increases for the cost of living. asserted

Reserve → raise → living

The pullback in expectations for an October rate hike helped calm the bond market. asserted

pullback → calm → market

The yield on the 10-year Treasury briefly dropped all the way below 5.17%. asserted

yield → drop → %

That was down from its peak near 5.35% on Thursday, when it and other longer-term yields neared their highest levels in two decades. asserted

it → near → decades

The 10-year Treasury yield bounced back to 5.28%, more than 0.10 percentage points above its bottom for the day. asserted

yield → bounce → day

That in turn helped U.S. stocks pare their own gains. asserted

stocks → help → gains

In energy trading, benchmark U.S. crude lost 1.55% to $89.70 a barrel. asserted

crude → lose → 89.70

Brent crude, the international standard, declined 0.99% to $101.24. asserted

crude → decline → 101.24

Oil prices have been yo-yoing lately amid uncertainty about how the war with Iran will reshape the global oil industry. asserted

war → yoe → industry

In currency trading in Asia Monday, the U.S. dollar fell to 157.76 Japanese yen from 157.83 yen. asserted

dollar → fall → yen

The euro cost $1.1189, down from $1.1257. asserted

euro → cost → 1.1257