Stocks Climb in Asia as Traders Downplay Hot CPI: Markets Wrap
(Bloomberg) — Shares rose in Asia, sidestepping losses on Wall Street following hotter-than-expected core inflation that heightened the focus on the Federal Reserve’s next move. Most Read from Bloomberg Japanese and South Korean stocks opened higher while those in Australia slipped. US equity futures also edged higher, after the S&P 500 fell 0.2% and the…