HONG KONG: Stocks slipped on Monday as investors await key United States jobs data while girding themselves for a corporate earnings season that many fear would highlight the impact of surging inflation and interest rates.

A report showing prices rose in the eurozone at a record pace last month added to concerns that central bank tightening has a long way to go, while Federal Reserve (Fed) Vice Chairman Lael Brainard said US officials would not pull back too early.

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