Oracle’s the poster child for the market’s AI capex concerns, and also for investors’ growing
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Flying Blind Behind Lame Duck, Divided Fed Braves Hawkish Cut
A Fed flying partially blind due to delays in the publication of key government data
DeepSeek Has Blackwell
China doesn’t need to participate in Donald Trump’s pay-to-play deal with Nvidia, apparently. Hot on the
‘The Hassett Premium’
One consequence of a Kevin Hassett Fed is likely to be increased market concern around
Trump Says Lowering Rates Is ‘Litmus Test’ For New Fed Chair
Donald Trump wants the Fed to keep cutting rates. Did he mention that? Because if
Nvidia’s New Pay-To-Play
If I were the Party in Beijing, I’m not sure how I’d approach Donald Trump’s
Year-End Stock Rally Has Green Light, Popular Strategist Says
The back half of December should be strong for US equities. Note the emphasis. A
Trump’s Plan B For Controlling The FOMC
March 1. That’s the deadline for confirming regional Fed presidents, and it matters because the
Feel The Burns
Soon enough, Donald Trump will announce Jerome Powell’s successor. That person — probably Kevin Hassett
The 2020s In One Chart
You’ve heard it again and again. More times, probably, than you care to by now:
JPMorgan Sees Path To S&P 8,000 On ‘FOBO’
Were you curious as to what America’s largest bank expects for US equities in 2026?
Hassett Has It?
Bad news is good news. You know how it goes. The US labor market’s plainly
How The AI Trade ‘Breaks’
Investors are “buying the dream.” That’s the message from BofA’s Savita Subramanian headed into 2026,
Sam Altman’s ‘Code Red’
It’s tough being Sam Altman since November 18. That’s the day Google launched Gemini 3.
Google AI Coup Presages Clash Of The Titans
I spent an enormous (but not inordinate) amount of time last month editorializing around what
New OpenAI, Nvidia Deals Fan Bubble Banter
One of the most talked about phenomena across markets over the past three months is
BoJ Wobbles Risk Sentiment With Rate Hike Nod
Market documentarians were back to peddling the BoJ “structural shift” narrative on Monday in the
Goodbye November, Hello December
November was supposed to be a decent month for US equities. It wasn’t. However Friday’s
Despite 2025 Rally, Bonds Haunted By Shifting Buyer Base
When it comes to sovereign bond yields, popular discourse tends to turn on supply for
Google’s Awake
Nothing to see here, folks. Nvidia’s still light years ahead of the competition and Jensen
$4 Trillion Doomed To Underperform
It’s hard to beat a benchmark when you’re condemned to be underweight the names driving
Weltschmerz (It’s Lonely Being A Real Bear)
Everyone’s always looking for bear market canaries, crash harbingers and bad omens more generally. I
Google Comes For Everybody
The “Google’s winning” narrative has some real traction all of a sudden. Maybe you noticed.
Bitcoin ‘Bleed-Over’
Bitcoin was in the news again Monday. Unfortunately. A couple of days ago, as a
Google > OpenAI: A Grand Reset Of The AI Chessboard?
If you want to unlock the mysteries of this week’s at times confusing US equities
McElligott On Nvidia And The Santa Rally Check List
Nvidia did “the Atlas thing,” Nomura’s Charlie McElligott said Thursday, as a still-nervous US equity
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