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Asian shares decline on Wall Street losses, rate worries

A person walks past an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index and U.S. dollar/Japanese yen exchange rate at a securities firm Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in Tokyo. Asian shares were mostly lower Wednesday, as pessimism prevailed about higher interest rates ahead and Wall Street shares fell for the fourth straight week. Oil prices fell, while the Japanese yen continued to decline against the U.S. dollar to nearly 144 yen. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) A person wearing a protective mask stands in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in Tokyo. Asian shares were mostly lower Wednesday, as pessimism prevailed about higher interest rates ahead and Wall Street shares fell for the fourth straight week. Oil prices fell, while the Japanese yen continued to decline against the U.S. dollar to nearly 144 yen. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) A person wearing a protective mask stands in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in Tokyo. Asian shares were mostly lower Wednesday, as pessimism prevailed about higher interest rates ahead and Wall Street shares fell for the fourth straight week. Oil prices fell, while the Japanese yen continued to decline against the U.S. dollar to nearly 144 yen. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) A person wearing a protective mask walks past an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 and New York Dow indexes at a securities firm Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in Tokyo. Asian shares were mostly lower Wednesday, as pessimism prevailed about higher interest rates ahead and Wall Street shares fell for the fourth straight week. Oil prices fell, while the Japanese yen continued to decline against the U.S. dollar to nearly 144 yen. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) People stand in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in Tokyo. Asian shares were mostly lower Wednesday, as pessimism prevailed about higher interest rates ahead and Wall Street shares fell for the fourth straight week. Oil prices fell, while the Japanese yen continued to decline against the U.S. dollar to nearly 144 yen. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) A person wearing a protective mask walks past an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in Tokyo. Asian shares were mostly lower Wednesday, as pessimism prevailed about higher interest rates ahead and Wall Street shares fell for the fourth straight week. Oil prices fell, while the Japanese yen continued to decline against the U.S. dollar to nearly 144 yen. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) FILE - In this May 9, 2012 file photo, a Bed Bath & Beyond sign is shown in Mountain View, Calif. Bed Bath & Beyond has named its Chief Accounting Officer, Laura Crossen, as interim chief financial officer, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, following the death of Gustavo Arnal. The home goods retailer said in a regulatory filing that Crossen will continue as its principal accounting officer while serving in the interim role. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)