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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Asian Stocks Sink again as Inflation Panic Grips World Markets

A pedestrian walks past a stock indicator displaying the Nikkei 225 of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (C, top) and other world stock markets in Tokyo on 16 August 2021. AFP

Equity markets tumbled again Tuesday to extend a global rout fueled by fears of recession, with the Federal Reserve preparing to ramp up interest rates as inflation shows no sign of slowing.

Panic has swept through trading floors since data on Friday showed US consumer prices rising at their fastest pace in a generation owing to a spike in energy and food costs caused by the Ukraine war, China's lockdowns and supply chain snarls, AFP reported.

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