Rising hopes of a new year U-turn on US interest rates lifted the mood across the region’s trading floors

"A more dovish Fed means the likelihood of recession in 2024 has fallen considerably," one market analyst said

Beijing revealed new draft curbs on gamers’ spending which weighed on tech stocks though there were hopes of more upbeat US data

A stalling US equities rally put the brakes on winning streaks across Asia, despite positive economic data from the world’s No1 economy

Japan’s benchmark reached a five-month high while Hong Kong’s leading index tracked overnight Wall Street gains

Despite weeks of speculation, the Bank of Japan kept its ultra-loose monetary policy unchanged with all eyes now on the US Fed

Speculation that the Bank of Japan might finally pull back from its uber-easy policy saw many investors keeping their powder dry on Monday

Mixed data out of China competed with new stimulus by Beijing for investor attention on Friday

A dovish US Fed boosted investor mood across most of the region but exporter equities in Japan suffered from its currency’s rally

Investors were underwhelmed by the lack of dramatic policy support pledges out of China’s latest economic summit

Asia investors were keeping their powder dry on Tuesday with many of the world’s top central banks set to meet this week

Investors were in a risk-averse mood ahead of a number of central bank meetings this week and more gloomy economic numbers out of China