Will Investors Rotate or Run as the AI Reset Gains Traction?
Amazon gave investors a promising story for its cloud business, but the market is worried about short-term costs.
Amazon gave investors a promising story for its cloud business, but the market is worried about short-term costs.
The Fed held rates steady with two hawkish dissents, Oracle’s aggressive long-term targets lifted AI names, but Alphabet fell about 9% after missing expectations.
A wave of AI-related deals sent semiconductor shares soaring, helping the Nasdaq rally while investors prepared for the Fed and crucial earnings from Microsoft and Google parent Alphabet.
Another selloff in AI names broadened to encompass most of Tech, sending the Nasdaq-100 to its worst week since April 2025. Five sectors though would finish the week up 2% or more, as 30-year Treasury yields fell the most since April 2025.
While there are some similarities to 1987, there are also some major differences.
The hyperscalers pay for AI out of their own cash. The companies that borrow to build it are starting to trade like rate-sensitive stocks.
Stocks recovered from early losses as Tech bounced and the largest drop in 10- and 30-year yields in over a year saw five sectors gain over 1%.
The hot CPI report finally triggered the rotation. Breadth was the best in weeks as money moved toward the laggards.
Bonds are improving, but the stocks that should benefit aren’t responding.
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