Fitch’s revision of its China growth forecast sparked a minor domestic slide but was mostly absorbed without much fuss elsewhere in Asia

Investors across the region were keeping their powder dry ahead of the release of the latest economic figures out of China and the US

There was an inconsistent theme to the region's equity markets on Monday amid US rates uncertainty and no clear messages from Beijing on new stimulus

Tokyo’s benchmark passed the 40,000 again before retreating at the close on a subdued day of trading with Shanghai and Hong Kong closed

Increasing doubts over a Fed U-turn on rates and a powerful earthquake that could impact on chip supply chains weighed on sentiment

Investors responded to contrasting cues on Tuesday with positive data and negative bets affecting the mood on trading floors

Global markets were subdued for the Easter break but Tokyo’s benchmark bourse still gained to cap a bumper fiscal year

Japan’s plunging currency and the threat of BoJ intervention sent Tokyo’s soaraway benchmark downwards

Japan’s currency slumped to a 34-year low on Wednesday while China’s yuan was also feeling the strain

Investors were distracted by China’s continuing economic struggles and looming US inflation figures

Traders are on edge this week ahead of US inflation data that could scupper hopes for lower interest rates sometime soon

China and Japan’s currencies were both under pressure on Friday, panicking investors and central banks across the region