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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Yuri Kageyama

Asian shares mostly fall and gold jumps more than 4% after the Fed keeps rates unchanged

Indonesia Financial Markets - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Asian shares mostly fell Thursday as a wait-and-see attitude dominated in regional markets following the Federal Reserve's decision to keep its key interest rate unchanged.

That was expected, and Fed Chair Jerome Powell said interest rates look to be “in a good place” for now.

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