Asian markets lifted by upbeat Fed, strong results

Hong Kong (AFP) April 29, 2021

Asian markets rallied Thursday as traders welcomed blockbuster earnings from Wall Street titans, and after the Federal Reserve painted a rosy picture of the US economic outlook, repeating a pledge to stick to its guns with an ultra-low monetary policy. Traders were also keeping an eye on Joe Biden's first address to Congress as he laid out another huge spending plan aimed at helping American