Dollar Dips, Stocks Rise As Geopolitical Tensions Ease, Focus Shifts From Central Banks
• US Dollar dips as traders see easing geopolitical tensions in the Red Sea region • Markets ignoring latest comments from ECB and Fed policymakers on potential rate cuts • BoJ likely missed opportunity to hike rates; Japan inflation heading back to normal • US housing data misses forecasts; building permits down but housing starts up • Risk assets like Asian equities gain on BoJ policy outlook; Apple weighs on US stocks