Wall Street is unfazed by the Fed's looming interest rate decision, while retail sales and manufacturing indices remain mixed. Across the Pacific, China is shuffling its economic deck with plans to boost consumption, even as the plot thickens with geopolitical tête-à-têtes and tariff tales keeping traders on a tightrope. As the narrative twists from AI promises to defense spending dramas, investors are left reading the tea leaves of a world where the only sure bet is uncertainty.