GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia Shares Ease as Fed Cut Priced, Guidance Uncertain

ASIAN MARKET - SYDNEY. Asian shares and Wall Street futures gave ground on Wednesday as crunch time neared for a divided Federal Reserve policy board, and earnings results threatened to test sky-high valuations in the AI space.

With most assets frozen in the Fed headlights, attention was grabbed by a sudden slide in the Japanese yen and the continued dizzy ascent of silver prices, which both hit record peaks.