Asian stocks rebound as tech rout eases, Fed's Warsh in focus

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Asian stocks rebounded Friday after a tech rout, with chipmakers leading gains, as investors awaited Federal Reserve comments on inflation and AI sector concerns. Seoul and Tokyo rose over two percent, recovering from Thursday's sharp losses driven by hot US inflation data and worries about CoreWeave's debt. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's defense of the firm boosted sentiment. Traders now watch Fed chief Kevin Warsh at the IMF meeting for policy signals, after inflation data raised bets on another rate hike.


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