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Price growth and the borrowing costs and required returns that move with it, as they affect markets and investment decisions.
Nasdaq Composite fell 2.15% on Oct. 16 as worries about AI data center debt hit chip and cloud stocks. The credit evidence for that story is firmer than the oil evidence, and the two reports disagree on how far chips fell.
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South Korea's Kospi fell to about 5,550 on Oct. 15 after US inflation came in hotter than expected. Euronews put the day's drop at 7.7%; Seoul Economic Daily counts a seventh straight loss and 55 trillion won of chipmaker buybacks now wound down.
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CoreWeave's shares fell 16% on Wednesday's hot US CPI report, part of an $80 billion one-day loss across four AI stocks. A June bond it issued at a 9.625% yield recently yielded 15%.
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Michael Kramer of Mott Capital says tech ETF XLK broke its uptrend from July 29 and could test $175 support if it closes below its 50-day average. His bond-market thesis for AI rests on one hard figure, computer prices up 9.7%.
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Bank of Korea Governor Shin Hyun-song told parliament on Oct. 12 that hikes to 3% in July and August bought time against financial risks. The BOK also said it will determine the timing and pace of additional hikes, with its next meeting on Oct. 22.
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Brent futures slipped 1.6% to $103.01 a barrel in thin Monday trade as Trump's Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire met continuing Gulf strikes on shipping and airports. The drop is roughly $1.70 on a holiday-thinned session, a narrow basis for any view on supply.
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Temasek's investment chief Rohit Sipahimalani ranks AI spending that fails to pay off as a top risk for next year, yet the fund aims to hold 15% in AI by 2031. Because that goal is a portfolio share, a fall in AI valuations would raise how much Temasek must buy to reach it.
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