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Steady Dollar and Two Asian Central Banks Hike Interest Rates
August 27, 2026
Dollar changes this Thursday have been unremarkable. Nvdia earnings last quarter exceeded optimistic expectations. The tech-intensive Nasdaq is 1.2% higher mid-morning EDT. More general jitters about AI, the Middle East war, and U.S. trade policies are associated with little change in other major U.S. stock market barometers. Pac Rimequities were mixed today, with the Korean […] More