More from BOJ Gov Kuroda: Japan has yet to see inflation hit 2% in stable sustained manner

Lean hog futures dipped, but export sales hit a calendar year high. Managed money trimmed longs. Watch hog prices near $83.

Indexes dip: SPX -0.16%, Nasdaq -0.51%. AI stocks AVGO, ORCL slide on valuation fears. Dovish Fed hints support.

Japan’s flash composite PMI eased to 51.5 in December but stayed in expansion for a ninth month, with services-led growth, improving job creation and easing factory contraction offset by weak exports and rising cost pressures.

Tech stocks dump 3% on AI spending fears; DJIA wobbles as yields climb. Traders eye key data this week.

PBOC is expected to set the USD/CNY reference rate at 7.0444 – Reuters estimate. At around 0115 GMT (2115 US Eastern time), a fixing that remains one of the most closely watched signals in Asian foreign exchange markets.

Quantum computing stocks like IONQ & RGTI eye Nvidia's gains, but watch for bubble risks & valuation scrutiny.

Pot stocks dip 4-13% on reclassification hopes; Schedule III could slash taxes & boost funding.