The Asian stock troubled by the Fed

Having showered Wall Street Wednesday, the Fed raises doubts in the minds of Asian investors Thursday. The time is the interpretation of the remarks of Ben Bernanke, although they leave no room for doubt: the U.S. economic recovery drives the global economy is still slow and should remain so. As for the outlook, they are "extremely uncertain". Consider what further support through monetary policy actions.

On Thursday, the publication of new U.S. macroeconomic indicators will take the temperature, including enrollment figures for weekly unemployment benefits, the composite indicator of economic activity and housing resales in June There is also a wait before the release Friday of results of resistance testing What happened to the European banks.

The Nikkei hesitates

In Japan, the Nikkei remains very cautious. The Nikkei continues its trend since its opening in the red, to -0.67% (9216 points). The Topix lost 0.52% to 825 points. In China, the two stock markets' performance different, but both are marked by the reluctance of investors: as the Hang Seng in Hong Kong lost 0.16% to 20,453 points, the Shanghai Composite climbed 0.22% to 2541 points.

Elsewhere, the red is the dominant color. In, Korea, the Kosdaq was down 2.13% to 1285 points, the S & P lost 0.58% to Australia 4387 points and the Indian Sensex drops 0.53% at 17,881 points.

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