Asia shares cautious ahead of US inflation test, Bitcoin slides By Reuters – Investing.com

Asia shares cautious ahead of US inflation test, Bitcoin slides By Reuters – Investing.com

By Wayne Cole

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares got off to a cautious start on Monday as investors anxiously awaited a key read on U.S. inflation this week for guidance on monetary policy, while took a hammering after China cracked down on mining and trading of the cryptocurrency.

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was barely changed in slow trade. added 0.1% and South Korea was flat.