Asian markets pick up US baton, resume rally

Asian markets turned higher Wednesday and the dollar resumed its upward march as investors tracked another record on Wall Street and refocused on the global economy after Europe's deadly attacks. The Berlin Christmas market horror and shooting of Russia's Turkish ambassador fanned concerns that fresh geopolitical woes could upend a rally in world assets triggered by Donald Trump's election as US president. "Noteworthy is the resilience of equity markets and low volatility in the face of two horr