Marketmind: Counting down the $70 billion to a debt deal

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Vidya Ranganathan The week draws to a close with pretty much the same buzz around artificial intelligence and U.S. debt diplomacy that it kicked off with. Stock markets were getting a breather after the excitement over the blowout forecast from chipmaker Nvidia Corp and the follow-through rally in AI-related companies, which powered the Nasdaq’s best day in three weeks. Japan’s Nikkei maintained its momentum, however, after data showed inflation again well above policy targets and as foreign money poured into the market. But all eyes …

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