Despite a hotter-than-hoped US inflation report, Japan shares leapt more than 3% while Hong Kong enjoyed a tech boost

US inflation, currency and rate moves, and the fallout from the first US presidential race TV debate all weighed on investor sentiment on Wednesday

The outlook for the US and Chinese economies saw investors ditch equities, sending bourses across the region intro retreat

All eyes were on US jobs figures due out later in the day as Tokyo extended its losing streak to four days while China stocks hit seven-month lows

Downbeat US manufacturing data and a turnaround in enthusiasm for AI darling Nvidia saw tech stocks dumped across the region

Only a small portion of a $42-billion lending scheme announced in May to resuscitate the country's housing sector has been utilized

A mix of incentives and deterrents to reduce carbon emissions were often more effective than single policies, the study found

Investors will be listening keenly to Jerome Powell when he speaks at a central bank event in Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Staff at PwC's Chinese unit face a 6-month business suspension and a large fine for alleged deficiencies in audits of China Evergrande's accounts, sources have said

Weak consumer demand in China though cast a shadow, putting the brakes on any surges in equities across the region

Equities across the region fell into the red on Wednesday as investors held back ahead of the release of key US jobs data

Moves by the People's Bank of China have stalled a long, frenzied rally and caused prices to drop and a fall in turnover