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Cleveland Fed inflation forecasts show Core PCE reaccelerating toward 3.49% in September despite cooling headline CPI. Entrenched core inflation driven by supply chain pressures threatens to force Fe…
Surging memory demand and AI hardware spending continue to boost semiconductor fundamentals, but upcoming Federal Reserve rate decisions threaten tech multiples. Strong DRAM and HBM pricing power und…
Global bond yields surged to multi-month highs alongside US oil climbing above $90 per barrel. Rising borrowing costs and inflation worries are exerting heavy valuation pressure on the stock market, …
CRED iQ reports $2.36B in CMBS/CRE CLO loan modifications (May-July 2026), with multifamily surpassing office as top distressed sector. Mid-size loans dominate; forbearances and hybrid mods rise, sig…
S&P 500 hits record highs despite rising bond yields. LPL Financial strategist notes yields above 4.3% typically correlate negatively with stocks, but expects yields to ease as Middle East tensions r…
Rocket Lab (RKLB) stock, down ~53% from its high, illustrates how interest-rate shocks disproportionately hit long-duration, growth-heavy names. Its history shows deep drawdowns during rate spikes, a…
Micron shares swung sharply as Apple and Amazon reaffirmed heavy memory chip spending, but rising interest rates overshadowed bullish demand signals, dragging Micron down despite early gains.
Jamie Dimon warns rising U.S. government debt will push interest rates higher, favoring short-term bonds over long-term Treasuries. He personally avoids long-term Treasury bonds due to interest rate …
Moody's stock trades flat and expensive ahead of Q2 earnings, with AI integrations into AWS and Microsoft Copilot but risks from potential 2026 rate hikes weighing on rating services demand.
Multiple Fed officials, including Waller, Logan, Hammack, and Jefferson, signal openness to rate hikes if inflation persists above target. July hike unlikely (14.4% odds), but September hike risk ris…
AMD shares dropped significantly as a weak guidance report from Broadcom cooled expectations for AI infrastructure spending. Simultaneously, a robust jobs report dampened hopes for immediate interest…
Nvidia plans to lease a data center funded by $3.8 billion in junk bonds. Despite strong client capital expenditures, its stock fell over 2% amid semiconductor sector volatility and economic concerns.