Asia Shares Surge on Tech Rally; Yen Plunges to Record Lows Despite BOJ Hike

• Asian share markets rose, tracking tech-driven gains on Wall Street, with Japan's Nikkei climbing 1.5% and South Korea jumping 1.8% on AI optimism.
• The Japanese yen hit fresh record lows against the euro (184.90) and Swiss franc (198.08), and weakened against the dollar, despite the Bank of Japan raising rates to a 30-year high of 0.75%.
• Japanese officials signaled concern over the yen's excessive decline and warned of potential intervention if the dollar breaks 158.00.
• US Q3 GDP is forecast to show strong annualised growth of 3.2%, but BofA warns of "extreme bullish" investor sentiment (8.5), historically preceding market pullbacks.
• Equity markets saw record weekly inflows of $98 billion, led by US funds; silver reached a new record at $67.48 per ounce, and oil prices gained after US intercepted Venezuelan oil tankers.

Why It Matters: Tech rally boosts Asia shares; yen hits record lows despite rate hike, prompting intervention warnings.