Asia tracks Wall St rally ahead of run of data, Fed decision


HONG KONG: Asian stocks rose Tuesday (Dec 12), following Wall Street's lead as traders awaited a bumper round of market-moving events, starting with the release of US inflation data later today.

The consumer price index reading comes a day before the US Federal Reserve's final policy meeting of the year, which will be closely followed by investors hoping for an idea about decision-makers' plans for interest rates.

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