Investors across the region were happy to sit on the sidelines ahead of national holidays in the US and Japan

Investor mood was mixed with bets on an end to central bank tightening failing to sustain an early session rally

Investor confidence remains brittle across the region with Tokyo hitting a 33-year peak before crumbling and falling into the red

Alibaba’s U-turn on its cloud unit spin-off plans knocked tech sector confidence while China’s ailing property sector also weighed on sentiment

China's new home prices fell for a fourth month as the critical sector’s woes continued to distract investors across the region

Asia’s major indexes largely advanced but China’s stuttering recovery and this week’s Xi-Biden meet saw many traders staying on the sidelines

US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell admitted he wasn’t confident enough had been done yet to control inflation

China’s real estate giants’ struggles to find a solution to their debt issues continue to cast a shadow over the world No2 economy’s recovery prospects

Investor mood across the region took a hit after US Federal Reserve officials warned rates could still go higher

Optimism over an imminent end to central bank tightening fizzled out on Tuesday while China’s trade balance widened

Investors across the region are banking on long-awaited interest rate cuts being in the pipeline thanks to dovish signals from the US

Investors responded to more positive signals from the US on interest rates with hopes high of cuts in the pipeline