Asia-Pacific markets set to open mixed after Wall Street gains on strong bank earnings

South Korea's Kospi index hit a record high Thursday, after the International Monetary Fund raised the country's 2025 growth forecast to 0.9% from 0.8% in its October outlook report.The IMF also raised its growth projection for the global economy, saying the impact of U.S. tariffs was "at the modest end of the range."It cited several reasons for upgrading the forecast including the agility of the private sector, which front-loaded imports in the first half of the year and quickly reorganized supply chains t ...