Asian shares have inched higher as investors hope looming US inflation data will not derail the outlook for lower interest rates, while the risk of currency intervention from Japan has stalled the yen’s decline.
The US core personal consumption expenditure (PCE) price index is seen rising 0.3 per cent in February, which would keep the annual pace at 2.8 per cent.
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