TOKYO/HONG KONG -- Asian currencies were hit and stock markets were broadly lower on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated that it expected to make its first post-pandemic interest rate increase in 2023.
US central bank accelerates likely timing of post-pandemic increase

Asian stock markets and currencies were lower on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve suggested interest rates would rise in 2023. (File photo by Kohsuke Imamura)
TOKYO/HONG KONG -- Asian currencies were hit and stock markets were broadly lower on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated that it expected to make its first post-pandemic interest rate increase in 2023.