Asian shares mostly rise on interest rate, inflation hopes


              A woman walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday on hopes that the curbs on U.S. interest rates may moderate after new data showed signs of slowing inflation. Benchmarks rose in early trading in Japan, South Korea and Australia, while slipping in China. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
            
              People stand by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday on hopes that the curbs on U.S. interest rates may moderate after new data showed signs of slowing inflation. Benchmarks rose in early trading in Japan, South Korea and Australia, while slipping in China. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
            
              A man walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday on hopes that the curbs on U.S. interest rates may moderate after new data showed signs of slowing inflation. Benchmarks rose in early trading in Japan, South Korea and Australia, while slipping in China. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
            
              People walk by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday on hopes that the curbs on U.S. interest rates may moderate after new data showed signs of slowing inflation. Benchmarks rose in early trading in Japan, South Korea and Australia, while slipping in China. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
            
              People walk by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday on hopes that the curbs on U.S. interest rates may moderate after new data showed signs of slowing inflation. Benchmarks rose in early trading in Japan, South Korea and Australia, while slipping in China. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
            
              People walk by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday on hopes that the curbs on U.S. interest rates may moderate after new data showed signs of slowing inflation. Benchmarks rose in early trading in Japan, South Korea and Australia, while slipping in China. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)