Asian markets stabilised somewhat on Tuesday morning following the broadly negative cues from Wall Street overnight as concerns over higher US interest rates left investors on edge.

After tumbling 2.5% last Friday due to an unexpectedly strong US jobs report, gold prices have kicked off the new week on a steadier note.

Caution remains the name of the game across markets as investors adopt a guarded approach towards riskier assets with all eyes on the Fed rate decision this evening.

The next few days promise to be wild and incredibly eventful for financial markets thanks to a string of central bank decisions, earnings from tech titans, and key economic data releases.