Latest: Asia Stock Market News

China stocks slipped again on Tuesday amid concern about Covid restrictions, but markets in Japan, Australia and India all climbed higher. Eyes are now on US data on Friday.

Epidemic prevention and control policies are putting the economy at risk, the Anbound Research Centre said in a rare act of public criticism of the ruling Communist party.

The group committed a "series of severe crimes," which included raising the annual return rate above markets levels, to 13%-18%, in order to attract depositors, a local security bureau said.

Asian shares fell across the board on Monday as thoughts of more US and EU rate hikes stirred fears of a global recession and shot the dollar sharply higher

Huaqiangbei market in Shenzhen, which houses thousands of shops selling key components like microchips and telephone parts to manufacturers, will be shuttered until Sept 2

The yuan has lost 2.5% against the dollar this month and is on course for its biggest monthly drop since April when Covid lockdowns were imposed in Shanghai and other cities

"Reducing inflation is likely to require a sustained period of below-trend growth," the US Fed chair said. The Dow Jones was down 3% and the Nasdaq 4% after his speech