Asian stocks surrendered early gains to end on a muted note on Thursday as investors awaited U.S. inflation data for December later in the day that might show price pressures eased from the previous month.
A higher-than-expected reading could force the Federal Reserve to keep raising interest rates at a sharp clip. The U.S. rate futures currently price in two 25-basis-point hikes in February and March.
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