Asian shares were mixed on Thursday after China rolled out more moves to try to boost its lagging stock markets by raising confidence that prices will rise. Officials in Beijing said pension funds and mutual funds would be required to increase purchases of shares,

U.S. stock futures and the dollar were both sliding on Friday as Asian markets rallied after President Trump signaled he wouldn’t rush to raise tariffs on China. The moves came after Trump said he “would rather not” hike levies on imports from China,

Asian shares are mixed in mostly muted trading, despite anticipation for a market reaction to the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump. Benchmarks fell in Japan and South Korean in