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Morning Bid: Markets reckon with familiar September pain

Markets in Europe are set for a rocky start on Wednesday after Asia stocks were left in a sea of red, as worries over the global growth outlook resurfaced and as the blistering AI rally hit yet another speed bump. U.S. and European stock futures sank, while MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan and Japan's Nikkei were headed for their worst sessions since Aug. 5, when worries about a slowing U.S. economy and an unwinding of Japanese yen carry trades pummelled global stock markets.

Raise taxes on the rich or cut them? Harris, Trump differ on how to boost the US economy

Donald Trump is betting that Americans crave trillions of dollars in tax cuts — and that growth will be so fantastic that it's not worth worrying about budget deficits. In short, he's hoping that most economic analyses of his ideas are dead wrong. Vice President Kamala Harris believes that big corporations and the ultra-wealthy should pay more in taxes — and wants to use those revenues to help spur the construction of 3 million homes and offer tax breaks for parents.

Chipmakers Drag Asian Stocks Lower on Renewed AI Valuation Worry

(Bloomberg) -- Asian semiconductor-related stocks tumbled, putting regional benchmarks on course for their worst drops in a month amid renewed concerns of overheating in the artificial intelligence rally.Most Read from BloombergHow Air Conditioning Took Over the American OfficeHong Kong’s Arts Hub Turns to Selling Land to Stay AfloatThe MSCI Asia Pacific Index fell as much as 2.2%, the most since the Aug. 5 panic selloff. Taiwan’s Taiex tumbled as much as 5.3% while Japan’s Topix slid 3.4% and K

Australia’s Economy Stays Subdued as Consumers Cut Spending

(Bloomberg) -- Australia’s economic weakness persisted in the three months through June as consumers hunkered down in the face of elevated borrowing costs and stubbornly sticky inflation.Most Read from BloombergHow Air Conditioning Took Over the American OfficeHong Kong’s Arts Hub Turns to Selling Land to Stay AfloatGross domestic product advanced 0.2% from the prior quarter, helped by government spending and matching economists’ estimate, official data showed Wednesday. From a year earlier, gro