A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. A week is not just a long time in politics. Seven days ago a huge unwind in the yen carry trade and selloff in megacap U.S. tech triggered a wave of volatility that sent global markets reeling and investors running for the safety of U.S. Treasuries. As the new trading week gets underway in Asia on Monday, that seems a long time ago - many assets have recovered much of these losses, volatility has subsided, and traders have heavily scaled back their rate cut expectations. The question now is whether that momentum can be sustained. Some investors will seize upon lower equity volatility to push up risky assets again; others will be wary of potential aftershocks in any corner of the market, especially in mid-August when liquidity is much thinner than usual.
