Morning Bid: Central bank fever builds, saps risk appetite

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A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Investors in Asia on Wednesday enter a crucial 24-hour period in a cautious mood, with stocks in the red and risk appetite subdued ahead of the Fed's interest rate decision later in the day and the Bank of Japan's closer call the following day.

Treasuries - essentially the risk premium investors demand for lending long to Uncle Sam rather than rolling over shorter-term debt - which is close to making new highs for the year.

Remarkably, that is its longest losing streak since 1978.Surprisingly strong U.S.retail sales figures didn't derail near-certain expectations of a quarter-point U.S.rate cut on Wednesday.