Asia's stock markets made a wobbly start to the final full trading week of 2022, with the prospect of interest rates rising further next year taking the edge off festive cheer.

Asia stocks fell for a second day in a row on Friday, and were headed for their worst week in two months, after a slew of central banks raised interest rates and warned there were more hikes to come next year.

Asian stocks sagged on Thursday, tracking declines on Wall Street, after the US Federal Reserve projected higher interest rates for a longer period.

Asian stocks rose on Wednesday, bonds were firm and the dollar nursed losses after data showed US consumer prices barely rose in November, stoking hopes that inflation has peaked and interest rate increases will slow and eventually stop in 2023.

Announced at the COP15 talks on biodiversity in Montreal, the Sustainable Critical Minerals Alliance would support these standards for elements like lithium, cobalt and nickel.

Plucky bitcoin's been holding steady since seeing off the chaos of the FTX collapse, gathering its strength to rally towards the dizzy heights of US$30,000 in 2023.

Asian markets mostly rose Tuesday, with nervous investors sitting tight ahead of key US inflation data and a Federal Reserve policy decision but fresh pledges by China to open up from zero-COVID offering support.

Asian shares fell on Monday while the dollar drifted higher at the start of a hectic week, as markets awaited a flurry of rate decisions from the US Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and others.

The US Federal Reserve is poised to slow its interest rate hikes next week, economists say, as central bankers' most forceful moves in decades to fight inflation ripple through the economy.

Asian markets were mixed Friday as optimism about China's economic reopening continues to face off against concerns about rising interest rates and a possible recession.

Asian markets were mixed Thursday as sentiment was pulled in opposite directions by worries about a US recession and China's shift away from strict COVID restrictions.

Asian investors extended a sell-off across global markets Wednesday while oil held losses on growing fears Federal Reserve monetary tightening will tip the US economy into recession.

The rupiah is likely to take an unexpected turn toward appreciation against the United States dollar in 2023, resulting in lower imported inflation, both Bank Indonesia (BI) officials and economists projected.

Asian markets were mixed Tuesday as fresh fears that the US Federal Reserve will push interest rates higher than hoped played off against growing optimism over China's economic reopening.

Asian stocks rose and the dollar weakened further as traders welcomed more easing of strict COVID containment measures in China that have hammered the world's number-two economy.

The dollar struggled to recover on Friday from its recent sell-off as traders grew confident the Federal Reserve will slow its pace of interest rate hikes, while an equities rally sputtered ahead of key US jobs data.

Asian equities jumped on Thursday, while the dollar slid as investors poured into risky assets after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell opened the door to a slowdown in the pace of monetary tightening.

Financial literacy with regard to capital markets among Indonesians fell in 2022, according to the latest triennial survey from the Financial Services Authority (OJK), leading to concerns that the rapid increase in the number of investors is not commensurate with a rise in the understanding of the associated risks.

The dollar held its overnight gains on Tuesday as concerns about unrest in China over COVID-19 restrictions dampened market sentiment, and as hawkish remarks from Federal Reserve officials gave the greenback an additional leg up.

Stocks and oil prices sank Monday on concerns about protests across China calling for political freedoms and an end to the government's hardline zero-COVID policy, fueling uncertainty in the world's number-two economy.

Stocks and oil slid sharply on Monday as rare protests in major Chinese cities against the country's strict zero-COVID curbs raised worries about management of the virus in the world's second-largest economy.

The ever-rising number of online investing platforms has some Indonesians wonder whether they are in fact investing, or rather gambling, given the blurred line between the two. The Jakarta Post has asked young Jakarta investors about their self-awareness. 

European stocks were on track for a sixth successive week of gains on Friday and government bond yields globally traded near multi-week lows as investors reacted to positive data and signs central banks may not hike rates as aggressively as feared.

Asian markets were mixed Friday at the end of a week that has seen hopes the Federal Reserve will tone down its monetary tightening campaign offset by fresh lockdown fears as COVID-19 cases surge in China.

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Asian markets rose Wednesday but traders flitted between hopes for a halt in sharp US interest rate hikes and concern that a surge in China's Covid cases will see officials impose more painful lockdowns.

Asian shares were on the defensive on Tuesday as a COVID-19 resurgence in China increased concerns that Beijing may reimpose strict pandemic curbs and that further restrictions could cause supply chain disruptions.

The US dollar was firmly higher against major currencies on Monday, while China's yuan slipped as sentiment was soured by rising COVID cases and tightening restrictions in some cities in the world's second-biggest economy.

Asian markets fell Monday as China's first COVID death in six months sparked fears officials would reimpose strict, economically painful restrictions to fight outbreaks across the country.

Asian shares were in a cautious mood on Friday after US Federal Reserve officials fired more warning shots on interest rates, while rising coronavirus cases in China and liquidity strains in its bond market added to uncertainty.