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

Equity markets advanced on a wave of enthusiasm around artificial intelligence-linked companies, while the U.S. dollar was little changed as participants positioned ahead of an upcoming Federal Reserve policy decision. The transmission mechanism here runs through two channels: risk appetite, which lifts equities when growth-sensitive technology names rally, and rate expectations, which anchor the dollar when investors are reluctant to take a directional currency view before the Fed signals its next move. The U.S. dollar is the asset most directly exposed, since its stability reflects a balance between firmer risk sentiment, which can support it, and the pricing of rate cuts or holds, which can weigh on it. Traders will watch the Fed's rate statement and the press conference that follows for guidance on the policy path, as any shift in the expected terminal rate or the pace of easing would likely reprice the dollar against major peers.

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