It has certainly been a busy week for global financial markets thanks key economic data and earnings from some of the largest companies in the world.

Most Asian equities flashed red on Tuesday, pressured by losses in Chinese shares as investors evaluated China’s re-opening story in the face of negative economic and geopolitical forces.

Watch this space because the USDJPY could end April with a bang! Later this week, investors will be served a super combo of top-tier economic data combined with the Bank of Japan rate decision.

Asian shares finished mixed on Tuesday, shrugging off the initial boost from China’s better-than-expected Q1 GDP as signs of an uneven recovery stalled risk taking. The world’s second largest economy smashed forecasts by expanding 4.5% in the first quarter from a year earlier.