Traders in Asia parsed key economic data from Japan and South Korea.
South Korea reported that August unemployment fell to 2.4%, the lowest level since 1999, when the data series commenced, according to Statistics Korea.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris are set to meet for a presidential debate ahead of the U.S. election in November.Asia-Pacific markets are set to open lower on Wednesday, despite gains on Wall Street ahead of the U.S. August consumer inflation report due Wednesday.
South Korea reported that unemployment fell to 2.4% in August, the lowest level since 1999, when the data series commenced, according to Statistics Korea.A Reuters Tankan survey, a monthly poll that tracks business sentiment in Japan, showed that business confidence in big manufacturers dipped to plus 4 in September, a seven-month low, from plus 10 in August. The sentiment for non-manufacturers declined for a third consecutive month to plus 23, from plus 24.
Republican Donald Trump and Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris are set to meet for the first time for the presidential debate, their only face-off ahead of the U.S. presidential election in November.futures pointed to a lower open for the market, with the futures contract in Chicago at 36,110 and its counterpart in Osaka at 36,100 compared to the previous close of 36150.Overnight in the U.S., stocks wavered through Tuesday's trading session, with two of the three major U.S.
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