Asia shares cautious ahead of US inflation test, Bitcoin slides By Reuters – Investing.com
- Date: 24-May-2021
- Source: Investing.com
- Sector:Financial Markets
- Country:Middle East
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.