• Asian stocks are set to climb in early trading as markets parse Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s reminder that policymakers are in no hurry to ease interest rates.
• Equity futures in Australia, Japan and Hong Kong point to early gains when markets reopen Monday. The S&P 500 index climbed higher Friday, to close ahead for a fifth week and reach its highest close since March 2022. Contracts in mainland China point to an early loss after the Golden Dragon Index – a gauge of US-listed Chinese shares – slumped 1% in its last session.