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Stocks fail, dollar weak after US presidential argument; CPI in focus
Asian equities and U.S. stock futures slipped on Wednesday, while the dollar was on the back foot after a feisty U.S. governmental debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump kept financiers on edge. The governmental hopefuls fought over abortion, the economy, immigration and Trump's legal issues at their combative initially dispute, leaving investors skittish ahead of U.S. inflation data that could affect the Fed's policy moves next week. The MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan dropped 0.3%, S&P 500 futures eased 0.5%, while the dollar was on the defensive, with the yen rising over 1%...