• Asian shares are poised to rise after Wall Street stocks eked out small gains to close at fresh records as traders shrug off warnings the market has run too far, too fast.
• Australian stocks edged higher in early trading, while futures signaled small gains for Tokyo equities. Hong Kong shares could rise about 1% after Chinese Premier Li Qiang flagged more “forceful” measures to stabilize his country’s slumping stock market. Such concerns are in contrast to the US, where investors are weighing strong economic signals and prospects for corporate profits.
• Wall Street shares are shaking off a rocky start to the year on bets the Federal Reserve will cut rates and the artificial-intelligence boom will keep fueling profit growth. The S&P 500 hovered near 4,850 on Monday, while Treasury 10-year yields declined two basis points to 4.10%. The dollar barely budged.