Asia tracks Wall St rally after dovish Fed but virus tempers gains

Asian markets mostly edged up Thursday after the Federal Reserve pledged to provide as much support as necessary to back up the US economy but trader sentiment remained clouded by a fresh wave of virus infections that threatens to throw any global recovery off track. While the central bank did not unveil any new measures and broadly met expectations, analysts said it instilled some much-needed confidence that the Fed had their back. Bank boss…