Global Markets Cautious Ahead of FOMC, Drugmakers Pledge Billions in US Investment

Key TakeawaysDrugmakers have collectively pledged over $350 billion in U.S. investments, with Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) leading with a $5 billion manufacturing plant in Virginia, in response to potential tariff threats.Mitsubishi Corporation (8058.T) and its partners, Anglo American (AAL) and Codelco, finalized a joint mine plan for Chilean copper operations, projecting a $5 billion pre-tax value uplift and an additional 120,000 tonnes of copper production annually.Asia-Pacific stock markets opened lower, ...