# Most Asian markets falter as commodity prices fuel inflation worries | Reuters

> Most Asian markets fell as commodity prices fed inflation worries. South Korea's won eased 0.8%, the steepest decline among regional currencies, while stock indexes in the Philippines, Taiwan and China each fell more than 2%.

- Date: 2022-03-08 · published 2022-03-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Asia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42504-most-asian-markets-falter-as-commodity-prices-fuel-inflation-worries-reuters
- Commodities: [Korean Won (KRW per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDKRW.md)

## Why it matters

Rising commodity costs are feeding inflation expectations across Asian importers, which pressures currencies and equities and can slow demand for imported feed ingredients.

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/stocks/most-asian-markets-falter-commodity-prices-fuel-inflation-worries-2022-03-08/

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