Asia stocks rally as SK Hynix earnings boost AI trade; Fed decision ahead

Asia equities advanced after SK Hynix's earnings results strengthened sentiment around the artificial intelligence trade, with the chipmaker's memory and high-bandwidth memory exposure serving as the focal point for investors. The transmission channel runs through risk appetite and sector rotation: stronger AI-linked earnings lift semiconductor valuations and draw capital into regional technology benchmarks, which can support Asian risk assets more broadly. The US dollar is the instrument most directly affected in this setting, since a pre-Fed risk-on tone typically weakens dollar demand for safe-haven positioning, while any shift in expectations for US rate differentials would amplify the move. Traders should watch the upcoming Federal Reserve policy decision and the accompanying statement and press conference, as guidance on the path of interest rates will determine whether the dollar's reaction to the Asian rally holds or reverses.

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