布伦特原油逼近100美元，亚洲股市涨跌互现

布伦特原油价格周三逼近100美元关口，上涨1.4%至99.30美元/桶，盘中曾高至99.46美元1。中东局势升温推高了油价1，美国基准原油也随之上涨1.2%至94.17美元/桶1。

亚洲股市表现分化1。日本日经225指数基本持平，收于65,249.95点，韩国KOSPI指数上涨1.2%至7,041.10点，香港恒生指数则下跌0.1%至25,287.99点1。美国股市同样承压，标普500指数下跌0.6%，道琼斯工业平均指数下跌1.2%1。

投资者目前关注多个重要事件1。美联储和日本央行将在下周召开会议决定利率政策，美国周五将发布8月通胀数据，经济学家预期通胀率从7月的3.4%下降至3.3%1。此外，10年期美国国债收益率从4.78%升至4.79%，接近2023年秋季以来的最高水平1，美元兑日元从153.99跌至153.361。

Brent crude oil climbed 1.4% to $99.30 per barrel, approaching the $100 mark as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East continued to support prices 1. The benchmark inched as high as $99.46 during trading, while U.S. crude gained 1.2% to reach $94.17 per barrel 1.

Asian equities showed mixed performance amid investor focus on forthcoming monetary policy decisions 1. Japan's Nikkei 225 index remained essentially flat at 65,249.95 points, while South Korea's KOSPI rose 1.2% to 7,041.10 points and Hong Kong's Hang Seng index declined 0.1% to 25,287.99 points 1. U.S. markets extended losses, with the S&P 500 falling 0.6% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping 1.2% 1.

Market participants remained attentive to U.S. inflation data scheduled for release on Friday, with economists anticipating the August rate would moderate to 3.3% from July's 3.4% 1. The Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan are both set to convene the following week to determine interest rate policy 1. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield increased from 4.78% to 4.79%, approaching levels not seen since autumn 2023 1. Meanwhile, the dollar weakened against the yen, declining from 153.99 to 153.36 1.