Japan and South Korea lead declines across Asia-Pacific as investors digest Fed remarks

SINGAPORE — Asia-Pacific markets fell across the board on Thursday as investors reacted to an overnight update from the U.S. Federal Reserve that indicated the central bank plans to raise interest rates as soon as March. Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 3.11% to 26,170.30 while the Topix declined 2.61% to 1,842.44. In South Korea, the benchmark Kospi dropped 3.5% to 2,614.49 […]