Israel and Iran both backed off after their missile exchanges last week, calming the mood on the region’s trading floors

Israel’s missile attack on Iran sent investors heading for safe-haven currencies, gold and crude oil

The region’s investors were in positive mood and bond markets were calmer as traders took a step back to assess the rate outlook

Japan’s impending earning season saw investors rushing to cash in while Hong Kong shares were unaffected by new market regulations

Escalating tensions in the Middle East and the threat of open conflict between Israel and Iran also darkened the mood on trading floors

Escalating tensions in the Middle East put pressure on equities while gold and the US dollar strengthened

The region’s investors were pulled in different directions on another mixed day for Asia’s markets as the odds lengthened on a long-awaited U-turn on US rates

Hotter-than-expected US inflation lengthened the odds on an imminent interest rate cut and pushed investors into Treasuries and dollars

Fitch’s revision of its China growth forecast sparked a minor domestic slide but was mostly absorbed without much fuss elsewhere in Asia

Investors across the region were keeping their powder dry ahead of the release of the latest economic figures out of China and the US

There was an inconsistent theme to the region's equity markets on Monday amid US rates uncertainty and no clear messages from Beijing on new stimulus

The Nikkei index in Tokyo saw a second straight weekly loss, down 3.4% over the past five sessions, as it pulled back from an all-time high of 41,087.75