Tech stocks leapt after AI-leader Nvidia posted a stunning earnings report but fading hopes of a fall in interest rates had an impact too

Investors were on tenterhooks ahead of AI-star Nvidia’s latest earnings report, while eyes were also on the US Fed

Investors were keeping their powder dry ahead of the Fed’s latest meeting minutes release, waiting for signs on which way it will jump on interest rates

Beijing’s policy splurge to help its struggling property sector improved the mood on trading floors while cooling US inflation also encouraged risk-taking

Investor optimism over a U-turn on interest rates proved short-lived while more poor China data fuelled hopes of new stimulus from Beijing

The odds on rate cuts shortened after the US posted milder-than-feared inflation numbers with tech stocks leading the charge

Investors were keeping their powder dry on a subdued day of trading ahead of the release of the latest US inflation figures

Investors were on edge ahead of the latest US inflation data while China stocks retreated in the face of more trade curbs from Washington

Investors across the region were focused on what will be another key week for global interest rates and China’s continuing struggles

Investor attention was on a range of factors on Thursday with trade numbers, tech bets and policy tweaks all coming into play

Mixed cues from US Fed chiefs on their interest rate plans, bets on BoJ intervention to prop up a sliding yen and China’s real estate woes all weighed on investors

Shares across Asia rallied to their highest since the beginning of last year while Japan’s yen continued its recovery