
Asia’s stock markets decline as China maintains its benchmark loan rates; a Fed decision is imminent.
The whole of Asia’s stock markets dipped as traders anticipated the U.S. Federal Reserve’s rate decision on Wednesday domestically while China kept its one-year and five-year lending prime rates constant. The prime rates for China’s one-year and five-year loans were maintained at 3.45% and 4.2%, respectively. Japan released its August trade data to the region,…