Asian stocks edge up before US jobs data, tariff ruling

Shares opened higher in Japan and Australia, while South Korea lagged. A flat day for the S&P 500 on Thursday masked selling in tech behemoths such as Nvidia Corp. Treasury futures inched up and mortgage backed securities rallied after Trump said he was directing the purchase of $200 billion of mortgage bonds.The rebound in equities after April’s tariff-driven slump faces a key test from the court ruling, just as investors brace for “It’s unclear at this point whether this is just a breather or a full rota ...