Asia earnings, China data set to define week's tone

WITH the key United States data and announcements out of the way and US earnings season tapering, it might appear that the week ahead would be much lighter.

But markets would likely be waiting for Asia earnings that would flow in through the week, as well as data coming out of China, among other things.

Right off the bat though, local investors would be paying close attention to Singapore's largest bank, DBS Group Holdings, as the lender is slated to announce its financials on Monday and possibly set the tone for the week.