Country: US | Published: 2026-09-22
US equities held near recent highs, with AI-linked names and chipmakers keeping the momentum alive while investors watched this week's Trump-Xi summit in Washington for signals on
US equities held near recent highs, with AI-linked names and chipmakers keeping the momentum alive while investors watched this week's Trump-Xi summit in Washington for signals on trade and tech investment. Geopolitical noise stayed heavy, with reports of two new US military bases in Greenland and sharp rhetoric from Iran's Revolutionary Guard, though markets largely looked past it. Rate expectations remained a live question, with at least one major bank still calling for another Fed hike this year.