Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- Asian equities were mixed on Friday as investors headed into the weekend awaiting the release of US jobs data, while traders kept a nervous eye on Washington where the Trump administration is pressing ahead with a hardball trade agenda.The week was on course for a tepid end, having begun with another bout of volatility after the US president imposed tariffs on leading partners China, Canada and Mexico.He delayed imposing the measures on his immediate neighbours for a month, but those directed at Beijing remain in place, sparking retaliatory levies and fuelling fears of another economically painful trade war between the superpowers.And while observers said China's response was measured - likely owing to leaders wanting to ...