MORNING BID ASIA - As CPI Risk Clears ... It's Lift Off!

MORNING BID ASIA -  May 16 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.

It's 'green for go' in Asia on Thursday as stock markets around the world roar to fresh highs, boosted by renewed optimism that the Federal Reserve will soon start cutting U.S. interest rates following benign inflation figures on Wednesday.