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Asia drifts lower before US jobs report; dollar nurses losses

Given the weak ISM report, markets will look to Friday's non-farm payrolls to see if the Fed can risk raising rates this month or later this year

Most Asia stocks slide on US Fed officials' rate comments; dollar firms

Odds of a hike in US interest rates in September rose to 33 per cent following the comments, from 21 per cent on Thursday

Asia stocks wary, dollar slips before US Fed Chair Janet Yellen's speech

Investors in riskier assets are wary of Yellen hinting at a near-term interest rate hike

Asia stocks mark time before US Fed Chair Janet Yellen's speech; dollar firm

Market expectations have increased that Yellen might indicate a clearer timeframe for the next US rate hike

Asian stocks cement gains after recent rally, oil slips

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan eased 0.3 per cent in early trade and Nikkei rose 0.4%

Asian stocks consolidate after Wall Street gains, oil slips

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan eased 0.1 per cent in early trades

Asian stocks dipped after weak corporate results halted Wall Street's run overnight

MSCI's index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.1% but still headed for a 0.4% gain, South Korea's Kospi lost 0.4% and Australian shares dropped 0.2%

Asian stocks extend losses as BOJ offers gloomier economic view

With global economy slowing and many countries facing deflationary pressures, investors' focus remained squarely on policy decisions from the world's major central banks