Santa Rally on Thin Ice? BOJ's Shock Hike Sparks Pullback Panic! 😱📉
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$Dow Chemical(DOW)$ $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ $S&P 500(.SPX)$ U.S. stocks stumbled into a mixed close today, with the S&P 500 edging lower by 0.24% to 6,800.26 amid lingering AI jitters and a hawkish twist from the Bank of Japan. The Nasdaq Composite bucked the trend, gaining 0.23% to 23,111.46 on selective tech buys, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.15% to 47,474.46. This choppy session comes as investors digest the BoJ's bold 25bps rate hike to 0.75% – the first in 11 months – sending the yen surging and USD/JPY tumbling 2% to 149. The move tightens global liquidity right when tariff fears and Fed pause pressure are already weighing heavy. 🌍🛑 The