AMD forecasts AI boom; US election rattles Asian chip stocks
AMD's record quarter shows AI buyers want more chips than the industry can make. Memory is short, and Apple warned that dearer memory will cut its holiday margin. After Democrats won Congress and Texas elected a governor who wants to pause new data centers, Asian chip stocks fell hard.
Australia's Reserve Bank named AI investment as one cause of inflation as it raised rates to an 18-year high. Its board split, and UBIK sees no further rise this year.
Measles killed a child in New York as US cases hit a 35-year high. UBIK expects the US to lose its measles-free status this month.
Central banks bought gold at the fastest pace in nearly two years, but UBIK sees Poland's central bank stopping at its 700-tonne target. Turkey's inflation stopped falling, and UBIK looks for its central bank to raise its 2027 goal.
AMD's record quarter shows AI buyers want more chips than the industry can make. Memory is short, and Apple warned that dearer memory will cut its holiday margin. After Democrats won Congress and Texas elected a governor who wants to pause new data centers, Asian chip stocks fell hard.
Australia's Reserve Bank named AI investment as one cause of inflation as it raised rates to an 18-year high. Its board split, and UBIK sees no further rise this year.
Measles killed a child in New York as US cases hit a 35-year high. UBIK expects the US to lose its measles-free status this month.
Central banks bought gold at the fastest pace in nearly two years, but UBIK sees Poland's central bank stopping at its 700-tonne target. Turkey's inflation stopped falling, and UBIK looks for its central bank to raise its 2027 goal.
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US voters turn on data centers; Asian chip stocks slump
American voters turned against data centers on Tuesday. Data-center opponents won almost every local vote, and Texas elected a governor who promises a freeze. Investors bought the tech giants that already own data centers and sold the firms that must build new ones. Chip stocks in Seoul and Taipei fell hard.
UBIK sees Taiwan's central bank letting its currency take the strain rather than raising rates. It also expects the US to keep its Ebola entry bar on green-card holders, because Congo's outbreak is still growing.
Elsewhere, firm US hiring leaves a second Fed rise in play, and dear memory still splits the chipmakers. In Brazil, a currency slide after Lula's re-election stopped the central bank's rate cuts. UBIK thinks the slide will reach rents and phone prices more slowly and more mildly than the panic suggests.
American voters turned against data centers on Tuesday. Data-center opponents won almost every local vote, and Texas elected a governor who promises a freeze. Investors bought the tech giants that already own data centers and sold the firms that must build new ones. Chip stocks in Seoul and Taipei fell hard.
UBIK sees Taiwan's central bank letting its currency take the strain rather than raising rates. It also expects the US to keep its Ebola entry bar on green-card holders, because Congo's outbreak is still growing.
Elsewhere, firm US hiring leaves a second Fed rise in play, and dear memory still splits the chipmakers. In Brazil, a currency slide after Lula's re-election stopped the central bank's rate cuts. UBIK thinks the slide will reach rents and phone prices more slowly and more mildly than the panic suggests.
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Investors dump chip stocks as Democrats promise data-center pauses
Tuesday's U.S. election made Democrats who want to curb new data centers the next governors of Texas and Ohio. Investors dumped the chipmakers that fill those buildings. Wall Street had its worst day since the pandemic crash, and Asia fell harder on Friday.
Little of the threat can become law before January, yet the cost already reaches the public. UBIK thinks Taiwan's central bank will keep spending its reserves to slow its currency's fall.
The Iran war's energy shock pushed the Bank of England to raise rates. Cheaper oil since the election makes UBIK lean against a second rise in December. Rare U.S. layoffs keep a Fed rise likely, but UBIK doubts Hong Kong's biggest bank will pass it on to homeowners.
Canada's budget spends an oil windfall and looks sure to pass. Blue Origin's rocket stays grounded until January.
Tuesday's U.S. election made Democrats who want to curb new data centers the next governors of Texas and Ohio. Investors dumped the chipmakers that fill those buildings. Wall Street had its worst day since the pandemic crash, and Asia fell harder on Friday.
Little of the threat can become law before January, yet the cost already reaches the public. UBIK thinks Taiwan's central bank will keep spending its reserves to slow its currency's fall.
The Iran war's energy shock pushed the Bank of England to raise rates. Cheaper oil since the election makes UBIK lean against a second rise in December. Rare U.S. layoffs keep a Fed rise likely, but UBIK doubts Hong Kong's biggest bank will pass it on to homeowners.
Canada's budget spends an oil windfall and looks sure to pass. Blue Origin's rocket stays grounded until January.
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Investors dump AI stocks as voters turn against data centers
America's election has reached the AI boom. Voters backed limits on data centers, and the next governors of Texas and Georgia promise pauses. Wall Street had its worst day since the pandemic as hedge funds dumped borrowed AI bets, and the sell-off spread to Taiwan and Korea.
UBIK now leans toward Anthropic listing before Thanksgiving anyway, at a lower price. It expects Taiwan's central bank to keep spending reserves to slow its currency's fall.
Strong hiring makes a December Fed rate increase likelier, yet UBIK thinks mortgage rates will more likely hold than rise. October was the hottest on record, but UBIK doubts El Niño's mild winter will inflate job counts. As Washington presses Beijing on rare earths, UBIK expects Chinese yttrium to keep reaching buyers outside Japan. It does not expect Tesla's robotaxi to reach an outside buyer by mid-December.
America's election has reached the AI boom. Voters backed limits on data centers, and the next governors of Texas and Georgia promise pauses. Wall Street had its worst day since the pandemic as hedge funds dumped borrowed AI bets, and the sell-off spread to Taiwan and Korea.
UBIK now leans toward Anthropic listing before Thanksgiving anyway, at a lower price. It expects Taiwan's central bank to keep spending reserves to slow its currency's fall.
Strong hiring makes a December Fed rate increase likelier, yet UBIK thinks mortgage rates will more likely hold than rise. October was the hottest on record, but UBIK doubts El Niño's mild winter will inflate job counts. As Washington presses Beijing on rare earths, UBIK expects Chinese yttrium to keep reaching buyers outside Japan. It does not expect Tesla's robotaxi to reach an outside buyer by mid-December.