But confidence on trading floors still remains thin over soaring prices, tighter monetary policy, China's Covid lockdowns and war in Ukraine

Auto sales have slowed, gamers are purchasing fewer consoles and the Chinese are hesitant to replace older smartphones, TVs, laptops as covid curbs weaken spending power and render more people jobless.

Asia shares stumble with worries over growth in China’s Covid-affected economy continuing to weigh heavy on sentiment

China's central bank also says it will boost the confidence of financial institutions to lend as the Covid-stricken economy limps back to normalcy

Mainland China and Hong Kong shares advanced but Tokyo retreated with investors distracted by war in Europe and soaring global prices

Tech, industrial stocks pulled shares lower as Beijing imposed new Covid curbs and analysts downgraded their forecasts

The outlook for the property market is expected to remain bleak in the first half of the year and possibly the whole of 2022, as Covid outbreaks have hit both supply and demand

Lee Hsien Loong, the city-state's prime minister, says the Biden administration's understanding the importance of economic diplomacy in Asia is a 'valuable sign'

President Biden said he was thinking about dropping some of Trump’s China tariffs, which boosted sentiment but Covid and inflation still cast a shadow

Real estate transactions in the Asia-Pacific may climb to a record as more developers push for stronger balance sheets amid global uncertainties, the South China Morning Post reported

The US is looking to deepen its economic partnership with Taiwan, a senior US Security Advisor revealed en route to Japan with President Biden

China’s production hub restarted parts of its subway system and several bus routes on Sunday but its authorities remain on high Covid alert