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Asian stocks are expected to have a mixed start on Tuesday as investors await new catalysts after US markets were closed for a holiday. Futures for equity benchmarks in Australia and Japan are relatively unchanged, while those for Hong Kong have moved up. China's mainland gauges were higher on Monday, indicating continued support from state-backed funds. Interest rate expectations are also in focus, with swaps now pricing in fewer Federal Reserve rate cuts in 2024. Other potential market catalysts this week include earnings reports from BHP Group and Nvidia Corp, as well as the release of Fed meeting minutes and Eurozone inflation data. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: ALLTOP; ASIA; BON; BUSINESS; CMD; EUROPE; EXE; FRX; GEN; GLOBALMACR; GOV; MARKETS; MKTTOP; NORTHAM; STK; STKTOP; TOP; US; WORLD; WRP; WWTOP; WWTOPAM; WWTOPAS; WWTOPEU EN ALLTOP ASIA BON BUSINESS CMD EUROPE EXE FRX GEN GLOBALMACR GOV MARKETS MKTTOP NORTHAM STK STKTOP TOP US WORLD WRP WWTOP WWTOPAM WWTOPAS WWTOPEU A global stock rally paused in Asia on Friday amid a tumble in bond yields triggered by scaled back expectations about the likely pace of monetary-policy tightening to quell inflation. R22QKST1UM0W (Bloomberg) -- A global stock rally paused in Asia on Friday amid a tumble in bond yields triggered by scaled back expectations about the likely pace of monetary-policy tightening to quell inflation. [Extracted from the article]

R2187DT0AFBE (Bloomberg) -- China's local bonds joined a dramatic selloff in property debt that has roiled the offshore market this week. The company is China's third-largest dollar debt borrower among developers, with more than $11 billion of dollar bonds outstanding. Keywords: 1638@HK; 3883@HK; 600823@CH; 813@HK; ALLTOP; ASIA; ASIATOP; BON; BUSINESS; CHINA; COS; FIN; FRX; GLOBALMACR; HK; INDUSTRIES; MARKETS; REL; STK; WORLD; WWTOP; WWTOPAS EN 1638@HK 3883@HK 600823@CH 813@HK ALLTOP ASIA ASIATOP BON BUSINESS CHINA COS FIN FRX GLOBALMACR HK INDUSTRIES MARKETS REL STK WORLD WWTOP WWTOPAS China's local bonds joined a dramatic selloff in property debt that has roiled the offshore market this week. [Extracted from the article]

China's commercial banks bought a net173.7 billion yuan ($27.2 billion) of the local currencyfor clients in September, suggesting mainland individualsand corporates prefer to hold the yuan over foreignexchange. (Bloomberg) -- The yuan has defied a slew of risks to topthe rankings of Asian currencies so far this year. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports on the plans of Guangzhou R&F Properties to price a dual tranche renminbi and dollar bond in April 2011. This plan followed news about the presence of investors in Europe and Asia. The article also offers information on the intention of the company to venture into the overseas market.

Comments on the budget and trade deficits of the United States. Clarification of the difference between the budget deficit and the trade deficit; Percentage of the U.S. economy's borrowing requirement being met by mainly Asian banks; Support of the U.S. dollar by Chinese monetary authorities out of fear a fall of the dollar against the renminbi could negatively affect their export industry; Reasons why the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush depend on Asia's support, including the fact that it limits the price of U.S. imports from Asia, raises the price of U.S. Treasury bonds and supports Bush's recovery through low long-term interest rates.