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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