InvestmentsTop Global NewsMarketsReal Estate Asia stocks pull ahead in cautious trade as focus shifts to US payrolls By financialnews_rlv83x - October 4, 2019 0 178 Asian stocks edged up on Friday, thanks to gains on Wall Street, but signs of widening cracks in the global economy curbed risk appetite as markets looked to a key U.S. job report that could determine whether the Federal Reserve cuts rates further.