Investors in Asia may favor playing it conservative ahead of a slew of economic indicators in coming days, especially with Japan's stock market notching consecutive record highs and market closures on Friday for many centers, including Hong Kong. Japan's Nikkei 225 was hardly unique last week, extending its rally on Thursday and Friday. While dovish central bank signals emanated from the Federal Reserve, Swiss National Bank and Bank of England, it was the Bank of Japan that kicked off the hectic central bank news cycle by ending its long-held policy of yield curve control and negative interest rate in a signal of confidence in Japan's economic recovery.