All eyes will be on earnings from Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O later on Thursday. By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Asian shares soared on Thursday while the dollar eased after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said a "disinflationary" process was underway, boosting risk appetite as investors hope the climb in U.S. interest rates will come to an end soon. The prospect of a less aggressive pace in monetary tightening has raised expectations of a so-called soft landing - a scenario in which inflation eases against a backdrop of weakening but resilient economic growth.