SYDNEY - Asian shares started cautiously on Monday in a week packed with central bank meetings that include the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan, which will be closely scrutinized for the global interest rate outlook. Both S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures rose 0.2 percent in early Asia. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan slipped 0.1 percent after gaining 1.2 percent last week. Japan's Nikkei is closed for a holiday. Sentiment in Asia improved recently after news of more policy support from Beijing and better-than-expected Chinese data add to signs the slowdown in world's second largest economy could have past it worst. READ: China August...Keep on reading: Asian markets off to a slow start in central bank packed week