Asian markets mixed as focus turns to inflation data

Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 9, 2022

Asian equities were mixed Tuesday as investors await US inflation data later in the week, after a jobs report suggested the Federal Reserve would likely need to continue its sharp interest rate hikes to tame runaway prices. A rally across global markets from June lows appears to have hit the buffers after Friday's forecast-busting employment reading showed the world's top economy remained re