Buffers to boost Asian stocks

Throwing support: Pedestrians along the Bund in Shanghai. China’s move to support growth is another positive for Asia. — Bloomberg

ASIA stock investors worried that the bond market’s signal of a US recession may trigger another bout of underperformance have a cushion to fall back on.

Factors such as a more stable macro environment, policy stimulus in China and a boost from reopening economies are giving them comfort that history won’t repeat itself.