Most Asian currencies ease with US jobs data in focus; stocks mixed


MOST Asian currencies were muted on Wednesday, as the dollar gained ground after the latest jobs data from the United States indicated a cooling labour market, while traders awaited more economic data to assess the prospects for rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.

Data on Tuesday showed U.S. job openings fell to a more than 2-1/2-year low in October, signalling that aggressive rate hikes have started to flow through the economy.

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