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Share markets idled in Asia on Monday as investors braced for a week littered with 13 central bank meetings that are certain to see borrowing costs rise across the globe and some risk of a super-sized hike in the United States.

A stockbroking giant who introduced the screen trading revolution into Australian markets, Jim Bain was also a major property developer, Liberal Party supporter and a key backer of the Sydney Institute.

By Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) – Asian markets were weaker on Friday as investors braced for a U.S. rate hike next week amid growing concerns of a global recession following warnings from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund…