Investors were downbeat as the odds lengthened on central banks easing back on interest rates any time soon while China’s property sector continued to struggle
 
							Investors were buoyed by news of a possible turnaround on the horizon for China’s manufacturers but forecasts of higher interest rates for longer limited advances
 
							China’s ailing real estate sector and fading hopes of central banks easing back on their rate hike campaigns any time soon weighed on sentiment
 
							China’s economic woes, particularly its ailing property sector, and the gloomy prospect of high interest rates for some time to come weighed on investors
 
							Investors were buoyed by China’s latest efforts to shock its economy back into life but a steadfast Bank of Japan piled pressure on the yen
 
							The crippling debt crisis facing China’s real estate sector and worries over which direction the US Fed will go next preoccupied traders
 
							Investors were in nervous mood ahead of a series of big policy meetings this week while worries on China’s ailing real estate sector continued to weigh
 
							Data suggesting China’s long-struggling economy is finally stabilising and a tech surge following Arm’s successful stock launch powered a regional rally
 
							Investors across the region were buoyed by upbeat news on US inflation which lengthened the odds on more Fed rate hikes next week
 
							Investor focus was on the release of the latest US inflation data and on China’s efforts to jump-start its stumbling economy
 
							Investor focus was on China again as the world’s No2 economy continues to struggle to find any momentum despite Beijing’s efforts
 
							China’s property woes continued to have an impact on stocks around the region while rumours of an end to Japan’s easy monetary policy also unsettled traders