Fed hike bets support dollar; Aussie, NZ rally on AI stock rebound

Fed rate-hike expectations have strengthened the dollar, as markets reprice the likelihood of tighter US monetary policy relative to other major central banks. The primary transmission channel is the interest rate differential: higher expected US yields attract capital inflows into dollar-denominated assets, lifting USD against majors such as the euro, sterling, and yen. Simultaneously, a rebound in AI-linked equities has improved global risk appetite, boosting higher-beta currencies including the Australian and New Zealand dollars, which tend to benefit from risk-on flows and commodity-linked sentiment. South Korea's KOSPI, with its heavy weighting in semiconductor and AI-supply-chain names, is directly exposed to the equity rebound and to any shift in global tech demand. Traders should watch the upcoming US consumer price index release, since a hotter-than-expected reading would reinforce hike bets and could sustain dollar strength against both risk-sensitive and safe-haven currencies.

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