HONG KONG: Markets fell in Asia on Tuesday and the yen rallied after Japan announced a surprise tweak to its ultra-loose monetary policy, just as traders were fretting that central bank efforts to tame inflation would tip economies into a recession.

Sentiment was also being weighed down by a spike in coronavirus infections in China as officials rolled back many of the strict containment measures that have been in place for almost three years.

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