Investing.com-- Most Asian stocks fell on Tuesday, reversing a rebound from the prior session as sentiment remained on edge before interest rate decisions from the Bank of Japan and the Federal Reserve in the coming days.
Regional markets took middling cues from Wall Street, which ended flat on Monday as caution over the central bank meetings kept investors from making big bets.Analysts were largely split over a potential rate hike by the BOJ, following some mildly positive readings on inflation in the past two months. But underlying inflation- which is a key factor for the BOJ’s rate decisions- remained well below the bank’s 2% annual target.
Uncertainty over what the trajectory of the U.S. presidential race, with regards to U.S.-China trade relations, also kept traders averse to Chinese markets.reading for the second quarter. Monthly CPI indicators through the quarter herald a strong reading on Wednesday, which gives the Reserve Bank more impetus to keep rates high, or even potentially hike further.
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