Asian shares inch higher on “fiscal cliff” hopes
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares crept higher on Tuesday, tracking the overnight gains in U. S. stocks, as fresh signs of compromise maintained a new optimism that the U. S. "fiscal cliff" budget tussle could be settled before tax hikes and spending cuts begin to bite early next year. Oil and copper also firmed on the prospect of progress in the U. S. budget talks, but expectations of more monetary easing in Japan kept the yen soft. . . .
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