HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets surged Thursday, picking up the baton from record performances in New York and Europe where traders cheered upbeat United States economic data and Donald Trump’s conciliatory speech to Congress. The US president’s much-anticipated address on Tuesday, while lacking details, was broadly welcomed as he promised a trillion-dollar infrastructure splurge and tax cuts — music to bullish investors’ ears. Global equity markets have thundered along since Trump’s November election […]
