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Sept 29 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. Investors will not be able to switch off completely over the weekend, however, with the fast-evolving Evergrande saga making for gripping reading. On top of that, China's manufacturing and service sector purchasing managers index reports for September - official and unofficial - will be released on Sunday. The MSCI World stock index's rise on Thursday was its first in 10 days, snapping its longest losing streak since November 2011. Would a partial recovery in risk appetite and reversal of many of these trades at the start of the fourth quarter be a complete surprise?

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This is despite another week of even higher U.S. bond yields and Fed interest rate expectations, and deteriorating relations between the U.S. and China. Perhaps because it had fallen nearly 10% over the preceding four weeks, it was primed for a technical or short-covering rebound. Perhaps stocks are making a bet that policymakers won't raise rates as aggressively as rates markets are implying. Maybe it's a play that rising nominal rates are merely matching inflation and inflation expectations, so policy isn't so tight in real terms and growth isn't suffering. Investors will also be watching the dollar, which rose across the board on Thursday, spurred on by higher U.S. yields.

In Asia, Japan's manufacturing activity is shrinking at its fastest pace in two years, flash estimates showed. Investors will be paying close attention to the PMI reports for most other Asian countries - including economic heavyweights China, South Korea and India - due out on Dec. 1. Like stocks, regional FX markets are enjoying a period of relative calm as weaker U.S. inflation readings have weighed on the dollar. Investors will be hoping for more consolidation and calm on Friday, leaving the potential PMI fireworks for next week. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

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