Asian stocks follow Wall Street higher after Fed pledge
By JOE McDONALD BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher Thursday after the Federal Reserve chairman said the U.S. central bank is in no hurry to withdraw support for the economy. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul all advanced. Overnight, Wall Street hit a new high after chairman Jerome Powell said the Fed sees no sign inflation might rise out of control. That helped to dampen