Asian stocks tumble ahead of central bank meetings

Monday, December 15, 2025 at 09:00 UTC+01:00 (+0100), Asia, Tokyo / Hong Kong

News category : Macroeconomic Events

On the morning of December 15, 2025, major Asian stock indices continued to move lower as regional investors reacted to weakness in global risk assets and positioned for a busy policy calendar. Reports from market commentators indicated that the MSCI Asia-Pacific index outside Japan fell significantly, with notable declines in key markets like South Korea, reflecting unwinding of risk-on positions and profit-taking. Foreign exchange markets echoed this theme with the yen gaining ground against the dollar, driven partly by anticipated monetary tightening from the Bank of Japan later in the week. This event—rooted in cross-regional risk rebalancing ahead of central bank meetings—is a structural market influence rather than a reactionary price move. :contentReference[oaicite:4]{index=4}

Overall market impact

Light bearish market impact - strength score : 68/100

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Impacted instruments :

Nikkei 225

Hang Seng

MSCI Asia ex Japan

AUD/USD

USD/JPY

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