Asia stocks ease, bonds brace for U.S. data test

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Investors are awaiting U.S. inflation and retail sales data that could jolt interest-rate outlook.

Median forecasts are for headline and core consumer prices to rise 0.4% for the month, with sales rebounding by 1.6%.

"Developed market labor markets have tightened in recent months against our expectations of easing," says Kasman. There is also a full slate of Fed officials speaking this week to provide a timely reaction to the data. The dollar also got a leg up on the yen on Friday when reports emerged Japan's government was likely to appoint academic Kazuo Ueda as the next Bank of Japan governor.

 

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