Asian equities headed lower on Tuesday as traders awaited central bank meetings amid expectations of dovish signals to monetary policy. The dollar was steady after recent declines, while the yen advanced. Stocks dropped in Tokyo and saw more modest losses across the region. U.S. equities ticked higher after American stocks posted gains Monday that were enough to see benchmarks reach a five-month high. The British pound recovered some of the decline that came after the speaker of Parliament blocked another vote on Prime Minister Theresa May’s current Brexit plan. The yield on 10-year Treasuries hovered around 2.6 percent. Australia’s three-year bond yield slid below the 1.5 percent policy rate for the first time since September 2016. -  Bloomberg 

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