Hong Kong shares fell for a second straight session, with the Hang Seng Tech Index hitting a two-month low and the Hang Seng Index and China Enterprises Index both at a three-day low, according to Ming Pao. The Hang Seng's intraday range was the narrowest in three months. Southbound inflows rose threefold to their highest level in a week, while their share of turnover also reached a two-week high. New listing Longsys Electronics (9976) closed at HK$233.6, down 1.02%. Overnight, U.S. markets were closed, while U.S. futures moved unevenly in afternoon trade. Asian markets turned lower and losses widened after several energy facilities in Saudi Arabia were attacked and suspended operations. South Korea's Kospi fell 0.58%, the Kosdaq dropped 1.25%, Japan's Nikkei 225 declined 1.7%, Shenzhen's ChiNext fell 0.14% and the Shanghai Composite rose 0.2% after mainland China released import and export data earlier in the morning.

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According to Jin10, gold prices fell despite a weaker dollar as investors waited for U.S. inflation data for more clues on the Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision. Zaye Capital Markets' Naeem Aslam said gold holding above the $4,400 area showed defensive demand remained strong enough to offset pressure from a robust labor market. Market participants are balancing strong U.S. economic data that support rate hikes against geopolitical uncertainty that continues to attract safe-haven demand, while attention now turns to U.S. PPI and CPI data due later this week.

According to RTHK, HKET and the Korea Herald, Tokyo's Nikkei 225 fell sharply in the final hour to close at its day's low of 65,269.33, down 1,130.51 points or 1.70%, as a firmer yen weighed on exporters. The yen strengthened past 154 per dollar to a seven-month high after Japan's second-quarter GDP was revised up to a 1.4% annualized pace and nominal wage growth hit its fastest since 1997, reinforcing expectations of a Bank of Japan rate hike next week. Chip and tech names led the retreat, with Tokyo Electron down 3.30%, Sony down 3.33% and Advantest off 1.97%. Seoul's KOSPI turned lower late to end at 6,954.52, down 40.87 points or 0.58%. Samsung Electronics eased 0.19%, while SK Hynix bucked the trend with a 0.56% gain. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index closed down 95.94 points or 0.38% at 25,317.18, and the Hang Seng Tech Index fell 1.61%. Lenovo dropped about 6% and newly index-eligible Zhipu tumbled 10.02% to HK$916.00, while oil majors advanced, with PetroChina and CNOOC each rising close to 4%. Chip maker Longsys fell below its offer price on its trading debut. Among heavyweights, Tencent slipped 0.68% and Xiaomi fell 2.11%, while Meituan added 0.69%. Taiwan's TAIEX closed down 220.49 points or 0.47% at 47,105.78. TSMC rose 0.41%, while MediaTek fell 1.05% and Hon Hai declined 1.76%. In mainland China, the Shanghai Composite edged up 7.85 points or 0.20% to 3,940.55, a second straight advance, while the Shenzhen Component slipped 0.52% and the ChiNext fell 1.15%. Customs data showed China's August exports rose 25% year-on-year and imports jumped 28.2%.

India spent the past decade reshaping how money moves with its home-grown real-time payments system, according to Bloomberg. It is now preparing for a bigger leap as artificial intelligence reshapes finance.

Marathon Asset Management CEO Bruce Richards said equities can withstand a 25-basis-point interest-rate increase by the Federal Reserve, according to Bloomberg. Speaking on Bloomberg Television, Richards said the consumer, corporate earnings and the economy are all doing well.

Taiwan’s consumer inflation remained above the central bank’s 2% alert level for a fourth straight month, the longest stretch in two years, according to Bloomberg.

According to Wallstreetcn, Marathon Asset Management CEO Bruce Richards said in a Bloomberg TV interview that the Federal Reserve should allow the U.S. economy to run "slightly hotter" as long as price pressures are under control. He said productivity gains are starting to show up in corporate earnings growth, with revenue up 9% and profit up 30%, and added that he likes the current state of the U.S. economy and thinks letting it run a little hotter would be good for the world if inflation remains well controlled.

Japan's currency policy stance has not changed since its joint intervention with the United States, and authorities will work to maintain market order, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said at a briefing on Tuesday (the 8th), according to ETNet. She said Japan will continue close contact with the U.S. Treasury to achieve an orderly foreign exchange market. Against a backdrop of sharp yen volatility and a steep decline in Japan's foreign reserves, Katayama's remarks were seen as a key signal of deeper Japan-U.S. coordination on exchange-rate policy. The yen was trading at about 153.58 per dollar on Tuesday morning, stronger than around 160 a week earlier.

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