Asian stocks rally ahead of US jobs, Supreme Court ruling

A report showing Chinese consumer prices rose at their fastest pace in almost three years also provided a boost to Shanghai and Hong Kong stocks. Equities have largely enjoyed a solid start to the new year, with Seoul hitting several record highs this week, thanks to optimism over the tech sector and earnings. But focus is now on the outlook for US interest rates, with closely watched non-farm payrolls figures due out later in the day. Traders will be poring over the figures as they could play...