Dollar firm, Asian stocks mixed as traders ponder tariff outlook
The dollar traded close to a 2-1/2-week high versus major peers on Wednesday while copper hit an all-time peak overnight after US President Donald Trump broadened his global trade war by threatening a 50% tariff on the metal. Japan's Nikkei edged down 0.2%, shedding early small gains. Australia's stock index declined 0.4%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost 0.9%.