July 24 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist.
If that wasn't enough, purchasing managers index figures will give the first indications on how economies performed in July.
Dovish signals from Fed Chair Jerome Powell would probably boost risk appetite and lift global stocks markets.
The dollar and U.S. bond yields would likely come under downward pressure too - often bullish triggers for Asian and emerging markets.
BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda has signaled his resolve to maintain massive monetary stimulus, despite inflation persistently outpacing the bank's 2% target.
Persons:
Jamie McGeever, Jerome Powell, Kazuo Ueda, Japan PMIs, Australia PMIs, Diane Craft
Organizations:
Communist Party, U.S . Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and Bank of Japan, Microsoft, Investors, Reuters, Thomson
Locations:
U.S, Asia, China, Beijing, Australian, Malaysia, Singapore, Malaysian, Japan, Australia