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Amazon gained 0.6% to $272.68. AWS growth reacceleration and the expanding AI moat narrative kept the stock within 2% of highs.

Amazon's custom Trainium chips and AWS's AI inference platform are positioning it as the picks-and-shovels play alongside NVIDIA. Margins are expanding.

52-week high at $278.56 is the target. Prime Day timing announcement and any new AWS AI product launches could catalyze the breakout.

Dollar-yen crept higher to 157.03 despite broad dollar weakness — yen underperformed as risk appetite sent capital out of safe havens.

BoJ's July rate hike expectations are fading after soft Tokyo CPI. The carry trade is back on, capping yen strength even as DXY weakens.

Japan GDP Wednesday 02:50 TRT. Contraction would kill remaining BoJ hike bets and open 158+ quickly.