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Nikkei 225 tumbles 5% amid rate and AI fears

Original: Nikkei 225 has fallen 5% on rate and AI concerns, joining a tech-stock rout that started in the United States after a hi

Japan's Nikkei 225 index dropped 5% on Thursday, hit by interest-rate worries and doubts over AI-related stocks. The decline follows a tech-stock sell-off that began in the United States after a higher-than-expected inflation reading, raising concerns that central banks may keep rates elevated for longer and dampening appetite for high-valuation technology shares.

Why now: A sharp one-day market drop tied to US inflation data and an AI-stock rout is prompting fresh worries about global tech valuations.

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• Nikkei 225 has fallen 5% on rate and AI concerns, joining a tech-stock rout that started in the United States after a higher-than-expected inflation reading. https://www. japantimes.co.jp/business/2026 /10/15/nagata-nikkei-decline/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #… · thejapantimes · 6

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