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Asian shares slide on Wall Street drop that ended last week

A currency trader watches computer monitors near the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at a foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday after Wall Street fell following last week's Federal Reserve pledge to fight inflation by keeping interest rates elevated. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

A currency traders watches computer monitors at a foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday after Wall Street fell following last week's Federal Reserve pledge to fight inflation by keeping interest rates elevated. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

A currency traders walks by the screen showing the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at a foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday after Wall Street fell following last week's Federal Reserve pledge to fight inflation by keeping interest rates elevated. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

A currency trader stands near the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at a foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday after Wall Street fell following last week's Federal Reserve pledge to fight inflation by keeping interest rates elevated. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Currency traders walk by the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at a foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday after Wall Street fell following last week's Federal Reserve pledge to fight inflation by keeping interest rates elevated. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

FILE - Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Aug. 10, 2022. Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street, continuing to add to their losses following a drop last week as traders realized how determined the Federal Reserve is to keep interest rates high to fight inflation. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

FILE - Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Aug. 10, 2022. Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street, continuing to add to their losses following a drop last week as traders realized how determined the Federal Reserve is to keep interest rates high to fight inflation. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

FILE - Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Aug. 10, 2022. Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street, continuing to add to their losses following a drop last week as traders realized how determined the Federal Reserve is to keep interest rates high to fight inflation. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

FILE - Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Aug. 10, 2022. Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street, continuing to add to their losses following a drop last week as traders realized how determined the Federal Reserve is to keep interest rates high to fight inflation. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

FILE - Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Aug. 10, 2022. Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street, continuing to add to their losses following a drop last week as traders realized how determined the Federal Reserve is to keep interest rates high to fight inflation. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

FILE - Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Aug. 10, 2022. Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street, continuing to add to their losses following a drop last week as traders realized how determined the Federal Reserve is to keep interest rates high to fight inflation. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

FILE - Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Aug. 10, 2022. Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street, continuing to add to their losses following a drop last week as traders realized how determined the Federal Reserve is to keep interest rates high to fight inflation. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

FILE - A screen displays market data at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. Stocks are holding steady in the early going on Wall Street, Friday, Aug. 26, ahead of a widely anticipated speech by the head of the Federal Reserve that's expected to yield more clues on the central bank's outlook on the economy, inflation and interest rates.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

FILE - A screen displays market data at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. Stocks are holding steady in the early going on Wall Street, Friday, Aug. 26, ahead of a widely anticipated speech by the head of the Federal Reserve that's expected to yield more clues on the central bank's outlook on the economy, inflation and interest rates.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

FILE - A screen displays market data at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. Stocks are holding steady in the early going on Wall Street, Friday, Aug. 26, ahead of a widely anticipated speech by the head of the Federal Reserve that's expected to yield more clues on the central bank's outlook on the economy, inflation and interest rates.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

A person stands in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, in Tokyo. Asian shares declined Monday after the head of the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated high interest rates will continue for some time to curb inflation. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

A person wearing a protective mask walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, in Tokyo. Asian shares declined Monday after the head of the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated high interest rates will continue for some time to curb inflation. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

A person wearing a protective mask walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, in Tokyo. Asian shares declined Monday after the head of the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated high interest rates will continue for some time to curb inflation. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

A driver drives a truck in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, in Tokyo. Asian shares declined Monday after the head of the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated high interest rates will continue for some time to curb inflation. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

People stand in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, in Tokyo. Asian shares declined Monday after the head of the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated high interest rates will continue for some time to curb inflation. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

People wearing protective masks stand in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, in Tokyo. Asian shares declined Monday after the head of the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated high interest rates will continue for some time to curb inflation. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Asian shares slide on Wall Street drop that ended last week