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Stocks get AI lift, dollar holds steady ahead of Fed decision

Global Published 28 October 2026, 07:12 · archived 28 Oct 2026

SINGAPORE: Asia stocks rallied on Wednesday after ​a resurgence in AI enthusiasm ahead of earnings from industry bellwethers later in the US day, while the ‌dollar was perky ahead of a Federal Reserve policy decision. South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix reporting a more than seven-fold rise in quarterly operating profit added to the buoyant mood. The AI rally faces its next test when technology giants Alphabet and Microsoft  report earnings after market close, with investors looking for evidence of ​returns that would justify the hefty price of AI build-out. “While we’re expecting strong results a...

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