Stocks in Asia climbed with U.S. equity futures and Treasuries slipped as evidence of a pick-up in China’s manufacturing eased concerns about the global economic slowdown. Japanese and Chinese shares saw gains of about 2 percent and equities rose in Hong Kong, Sydney and Seoul, building on the biggest quarterly rally for Asian equities since 2012. Both of China’s key manufacturing PMIs for March beat the highest estimate in Bloomberg surveys of economists, and indicated an acceleration in activity in the world’s No. 2 economy. The yen declined. Treasuries fell with Australian government bonds as the global rally in sovereign debt shows further signs of steadying. U.S.-China trade talks will resume when Vice Premier Liu He leads a delegation to Washington later this week.-  Bloomberg 

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