SYDNEY – Asian shares edged up on Monday while bond markets held their breath ahead of an update on the U.S. rate outlook from the world's most powerful central banker, and a jobs report that could decide if the next hike needs to be super-sized. There was some disappointment that Beijing chose to lowball its growth outlook with a target of 5 percent, rather than the 5.5 percent-plus favoured by the market, but the recent run of actual data has been strong enough to keep investors optimistic. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.

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