Data last Friday showed China's youth unemployment rate rose for a second straight month to its highest level this year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, as the labor market cools down amid a weakening economy.

Asian stocks were steady on Monday ahead of central bank meetings that are widely expected to deliver two more rate cuts and key U.S. inflation figures that should flash a green light for more easing there.

The Asia-Pacific secondaries market is one of the most fascinating corners of the global secondaries landscape. This region typically never accounts for more than single-digit figures in terms of global deal volume share – yet some of the most innovative transactions have come out of the APAC market over the years.

The major benchmarks rebounded from intraday lows after a volatile trading session, as investors parsed through the higher-than-expected consumer prices report.

Investors parse last Friday’s monetary policy decisions from Japan and China and worries grow over the health of the Asian countries’ economy.

Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed on Monday after the People’s Bank of China unexpectedly lowered a key short-term rate and pump more liquidity into the financial system ahead of