HONG KONG: Asian markets mostly drifted lower on Friday while the dollar dipped, as investors waited on a speech later in the global day by Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen.

With few catalysts to drive business this week, Yellen’s talk at the annual Jackson Hole symposium of global central bankers has hung over exchanges as traders hope for clues about the US economy and guidance on monetary policy.

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