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Hot US CPI Fuels Fed Hike Bets as Chip Rout Sends Asian Markets Lower
US CPI surprise boosts Fed rate-hike odds; chip stock selloff drags Asia Pacific equities, Samsung and SK Hynix plunge, Treasuries rally and semiconductor debt weakens.
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The clip links a hotter-than-expected US Consumer Price Index (CPI) print to a sharp rerating of semiconductors and Asian equities, showing how inflation surprises can quickly rewrite rate expectations and risk appetite. Bloomberg highlights deep losses in Korean chip names, weakness in semiconductor debt and a flight to Treasuries, and includes commentary from Goldman Sachs' Asia equities strategist that frames the selloff as both a growth- and sentiment-driven event. The concrete market moves, index declines, plunging chip bonds, and Treasury rallies, are the clearest signals in the segment.