A man rides his bicycle past monitors showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo, Friday, Dec. 30, 2022. Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher on Friday following encouraging U.S. employment data but were headed for double-digit losses for the year. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae) BANGKOK – Shares began the year mixed on Monday, with most markets closed for New Year holidays. This week brings employment data and minutes from the latest meeting of the Federal Reserve as it battles inflation. That will likely remain investors’ overarching concern as 2023 begins with persisting uncertainties over the war…