US stocks open mostly higher
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U.S. stocks opened mostly higher Thursday as expectations of fewer Federal Reserve rate cuts buoyed investors despite rising oil prices and Treasury yields, while Micron shares fell.
...and waning appetite from some dependable long-term buyers, the recent yield spike appears to have overshot this and other main drivers (a dynamic consistent with the growing footprint of hedge funds in this market).
On a relative valuation basis, Treasuries now look distinctly attractive when...
On a relative valuation basis, Treasuries now look distinctly attractive when...
October 1, 2026 at 5:32 PM
...and waning appetite from some dependable long-term buyers, the recent yield spike appears to have overshot this and other main drivers (a dynamic consistent with the growing footprint of hedge funds in this market).
On a relative valuation basis, Treasuries now look distinctly attractive when...
On a relative valuation basis, Treasuries now look distinctly attractive when...
by Andrew Watt
The size and quality (concentration, uncertain returns) of the AI investment boom only serve to underline the utter folly of the US running persistent fiscal deficits of 6% of GDP.
This is driving up interest rates & inflation, heightening the risk of a reversal and weakening fiscal capacity.
This is driving up interest rates & inflation, heightening the risk of a reversal and weakening fiscal capacity.
“We don’t think enough people are talking about the potential volatility if AI growth slows. This is multiples on trillions of dollars of market value. The knock-on effects across the broader markets could be very meaningful.” www.ft.com/content/3344...
KKR warns of growing credit market risks from AI borrowing spree
Investment firm wary of risks of ‘overexposure’ and ‘concentration’ and predicts broader volatility if there is a downturn in booming sector
www.ft.com
October 1, 2026 at 6:36 AM
The size and quality (concentration, uncertain returns) of the AI investment boom only serve to underline the utter folly of the US running persistent fiscal deficits of 6% of GDP.
This is driving up interest rates & inflation, heightening the risk of a reversal and weakening fiscal capacity.
This is driving up interest rates & inflation, heightening the risk of a reversal and weakening fiscal capacity.
Good morning.
It’s a new month for markets, but the dominant theme remains the same for now: upward pressure on government bond yields.
The UK 30-year gilt has climbed this morning to a level not seen since 1998, while both the US 10- and 30-year yields trade around those of 2002.
#economy #markets
It’s a new month for markets, but the dominant theme remains the same for now: upward pressure on government bond yields.
The UK 30-year gilt has climbed this morning to a level not seen since 1998, while both the US 10- and 30-year yields trade around those of 2002.
#economy #markets
October 1, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Reposted by Andrew Watt
“We don’t think enough people are talking about the potential volatility if AI growth slows. This is multiples on trillions of dollars of market value. The knock-on effects across the broader markets could be very meaningful.” www.ft.com/content/3344...
KKR warns of growing credit market risks from AI borrowing spree
Investment firm wary of risks of ‘overexposure’ and ‘concentration’ and predicts broader volatility if there is a downturn in booming sector
www.ft.com
September 30, 2026 at 6:06 PM
“We don’t think enough people are talking about the potential volatility if AI growth slows. This is multiples on trillions of dollars of market value. The knock-on effects across the broader markets could be very meaningful.” www.ft.com/content/3344...
Entering the final quarter of the year, investors in US markets face 2 important questions
• Equities: How far can dispersion go within the Samp;P, and if theres a limit, how does the eventual convergence play out?
• Fixed Income: How high is the bar for yields and spreads to entice buyers in size?
• Equities: How far can dispersion go within the Samp;P, and if theres a limit, how does the eventual convergence play out?
• Fixed Income: How high is the bar for yields and spreads to entice buyers in size?
October 1, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Entering the final quarter of the year, investors in US markets face 2 important questions
• Equities: How far can dispersion go within the Samp;P, and if theres a limit, how does the eventual convergence play out?
• Fixed Income: How high is the bar for yields and spreads to entice buyers in size?
• Equities: How far can dispersion go within the Samp;P, and if theres a limit, how does the eventual convergence play out?
• Fixed Income: How high is the bar for yields and spreads to entice buyers in size?