Equities across the region tracked their US peers overnight bouncing back after a long retreat buoyed by economic support pledges from Beijing

Traders were on the lookout for signs of imminent Japanese intervention to prop up the struggling currency

Relentless Covid lockdowns have been blamed for denting investors’ appetite for Chinese assets with HK IPO issues falling to 9-year lows

Investors weren’t in the mood for risk-taking ahead of the latest US inflation figures and with it the prospect of more central bank tightening

Report says global climate goals won’t be achieved without change in China, as it emits 27% of global carbon dioxide and third of world's greenhouse gasses

Japan says it is watching the yen’s slide “with a high sense of urgency” and is poised to “take appropriate steps on excess moves”

Asian equities wallowed at two-year lows, held down an unrelenting dollar rally, wobbles in the UK bond market and China's Covid crisis

The International Monetary Fund warns US currency’s strength will worsen emerging economies' debt woes

The Japanese auto conglomerate is selling its Russian assets to the state, in what is the latest costly exit from the country by a global company

The threat of an escalation in the Ukraine War and the prospect of more interest rate hikes – hoisting the dollar even higher – weighed on investors

A surprise drop in US unemployment dashed hopes of a pivot on tightening ahead of key inflation figures this week, which are expected to see core prices move higher again

The Tesla billionaire has argued that allowing Beijing a say in running the disputed island would reduce tensions