MORNING BID ASIA-Dollar, Tech and Tariff Delays Fuel Rotation Plays

GLOBAL MARKET. Asian markets go into the new week on the front foot, supported by the weaker dollar, an ongoing rebound in China, and a wider switch into global assets as investors rotate out of the 'U.S. exceptionalism' trades that served them so well last year.

The main calendar event is fourth-quarter GDP data from Japan. Economists are expecting annualized growth of 1.0%, according to a Reuters poll, slightly less than the revised 1.2% expansion in July-September, with business investment making up for weak consumption.

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