PERSON WITH INTEREST A trader watches television screens showing Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell announcing a big interest rate increase on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City on Wednesday, June 15, 2022 (June 16 in Manila). AFP PHOTO
HONG KONG: Asian markets were mixed on Thursday as an early rally fueled by a "dovish" Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate hike gave way to the prospect of an extended period of tight monetary policy.