Asian Stocks Set for Cautious Open as US Jobs Loom: Markets Wrap

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(Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks are poised for a tentative open as Wall Street wavered ahead of a key US jobs reading that will likely guide the interest rate...

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“A slowing in the job market, and even an increase in unemployment, should be welcome to the extent that it alleviates some upwards pressure on inflation,” said Chris Zaccarelli at Independent Advisor Alliance. “But we are aware that too much weakness in the labor market and in the economy could eventually prove to be an even greater threat to markets than inflation.”

Elsewhere in Asia, more than a half of surveyed Bank of Japan watchers have forecasted that the central bank will trim its government bond buying when authorities meet next week, with a growing number also looking ahead to a rate hike in July.

 

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