(Reuters) – Global equity funds lured big inflows in the seven days to Feb. 2 on optimism over strong earnings from U.S. technology companies and on hopes that inflation would ease later this year. Investors secured global equity funds of $14.34 billion in their biggest weekly purchase since Jan. 12, Refinitiv Lipper data showed. https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/mkt/lgpdwxjozvo/Fund%20flows-%20Global%20equities%20bonds%20and%20money%20market.jpg Strong earnings from tech firms including Apple Inc, Alphabet and chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices, boosted investor appetite during the week. In…