Asian markets mostly rise as bargain-buying offsets fears over outlook

Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 6, 2022

Asian investors squeezed out gains Tuesday as they tried to recover from the previous day's losses, but they remain gripped by fears over Europe's worsening energy crisis, China's economic slowdown and central bank efforts to contain surging inflation. The dollar lost some momentum, with the euro supported ahead of an expected European Central Bank interest rate hike and sterling lifted by r