The yen surged as Asian markets traded unevenly amid mixed regional economic data and fresh Iranian threats against energy infrastructure in the Persian Gulf. Japan’s Nikkei 225 edged up 0.2%, while the yen rose as much as 0.6% to 153.51, its strongest level since February 18. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 0.2%, led by a 1.2% advance in the KOSPI, while S&P 500 e-mini futures slipped 0.1% after a U.S. holiday. Brent crude rose for a third day to $97.04 a barrel after Iran threatened retaliation against new attacks, including possible strikes on U.S. oil and gas interests. The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield increased 0.6 basis points to 4.788%, while traders priced a 60% implied probability of a 25-basis-points Federal Reserve hike at the September 16 meeting. Japan’s revised April-June growth exceeded the initial estimate but missed analyst forecasts, while real wages rose 2.4% in July, their strongest increase since May 2021. Australian shares fell 0.6% as consumer sentiment weakened. Gold rose 0.5%, bitcoin gained 0.1% to $79,333.01 and ether climbed 0.2% to $2,498.94.