Stocks swoon, dollar firms as Powell speech looms
Asian stocks sold off and the dollar scaled an 11-week peak against major peers on Friday as investors braced for the risk of a hawkish tilt from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at Jackson Hole. US yields stabilised below 14-year highs. Crude oil found its footing around one-month lows, but…
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