Investor mood was lifted by positive inflation news from the US, hinting at a slowdown in interest rate hikes, but a surging yen dragged on the Nikkei

Traders are banking on a cooling in US prices which will see the US Fed slow down its rate hikes charge

Investor optimism over China’s post-Covid bounceback was dampened by the reality of the gloomy global outlook and a hawkish Fed

Investors are looking beyond China’s current Covid woes and betting on a post-pandemic economic recovery

Investors were still buoyed by the Bank of Japan’s shock move to loosen its leash on government bond yields but China’s Covid woes weighed too

Investors were in downbeat mood at the end of the week as central banks around the world upped interest rates and warned of more to come

Investors were in gloomy mood after the Fed signalled there will be more rate hikes next year even if the US economy goes into reverse

Chinese investors were lifted by signals that Beijing would prioritise growth but its markets are still set for their largest monthly fall since 2016

Market attention has now jumped to China’s capital where authorities are in a race to keep a lid on the latest coronavirus outbreak

Markets were surprised by central bank’s caution knocking optimism over Beijing’s pledges to support China’s slowing economy

A possible breakthrough on the auditing stand-off between China and US boosted Baidu and Weibo, while Japan's Nikkei inched higher on gains in Wall Street

Russia’s pledge to scale down its attack on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv buoyed equities though bond markets were feeling less optimistic