Latest Articles that tagged "AI Infrastructure"
The Yen Rewrites the Liquidity Map

The Yen Rewrites the Liquidity Map
— Margin Notes: 2026-09-04

The Japanese yen advanced more than 2% on Thursday, moving toward levels last seen in May as investors unwound positions funded in the low-yielding currency....

Hormuz Forces Reassurance to Show Its Work

Hormuz Forces Reassurance to Show Its Work
— Margin Notes: 2026-09-03

Brent crude closed at $94.53 on Thursday, down 1.15%, after President Donald Trump said the US campaign against Iran would be brief and that the Strait of Hormuz remained under control....

Nvidia's $14 Billion Bet Meets a Higher Hurdle

Nvidia's $14 Billion Bet Meets a Higher Hurdle
— Margin Notes: 2026-09-02

Brent crude reached $95.57 on Wednesday, while US crude moved above $90, giving the latest Iran strikes a direct route into inflation expectations. US-Iran fighting lifted oil prices as shipping risk...

Treasuries Make Every Asset Explain Its Funding

Treasuries Make Every Asset Explain Its Funding
— Margin Notes: 2026-09-01

The US 10-year Treasury yield held at 4.77% on Tuesday, while the 30-year yield reached 5.269%, giving September an expensive opening paragraph. Global bond yields climbed to their highest levels...

Warsh Inherits a Market Priced for Growth

Warsh Inherits a Market Priced for Growth
— Margin Notes: 2026-08-28

US stock futures slipped before Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech, while the US 10-year Treasury yield held at 4.67%. The market is not waiting for a rate decision today; it is waiting for a...

Nvidia Prices the Era of Expensive Confidence

Nvidia Prices the Era of Expensive Confidence
— Margin Notes: 2026-08-27

Nvidia reported $96.2 billion in quarterly revenue after the market close, beating expectations and pointing to continued demand for AI infrastructure. The result supports the central growth story,...

Bitcoin’s Hard Asset Pivot

Bitcoin’s Hard Asset Pivot
— Margin Notes: 2026-08-21

Bitcoin surged past $75,000, leading a broader rotation into hard assets while the Dow tumbled 703 points. This isn't a simple risk-on rally; it is a defensive pivot....

Nvidia’s Selloff Tests Which Stories Still Get Funded

Nvidia’s Selloff Tests Which Stories Still Get Funded
— Margin Notes: 2026-08-19

Nvidia fell 2.34% to $219.74, helping drag the Nasdaq down 1.33% as investors became less willing to treat every AI infrastructure project as an automatic winner....

Japan's Yen Signal Tests a Rally Built on Cheaper Money

Japan's Yen Signal Tests a Rally Built on Cheaper Money
— Margin Notes: 2026-08-13

Oil traded at $83.06 on Thursday after President Donald Trump returned to economic pressure on Iran, while negotiations remained frozen and Tehran adopted a more aggressive military stance....

Nvidia's $500 Billion Buildout Prices a Fragile World

Nvidia's $500 Billion Buildout Prices a Fragile World
— Margin Notes: 2026-08-11

Crude oil climbed to $83.62 on Tuesday after President Donald Trump hardened his position on Iran, making a negotiated reopening of the Strait of Hormuz harder to price as an imminent event....

TSMC's 45% Surge Raises the Market's Hurdle

TSMC's 45% Surge Raises the Market's Hurdle
— Margin Notes: 2026-08-10

TSMC reported a 45% rise in sales as demand for advanced AI hardware stayed strong, giving the technology trade something more useful than another optimistic forecast....

Microsoft’s $450 Billion Vote

Microsoft’s $450 Billion Vote
— Margin Notes: 2026-07-31

Microsoft shares rose 15.51% to $451.10, creating roughly $450 billion in additional market value and giving the Nasdaq a 2.78% lift. Microsoft delivered the market’s clearest vote yet for continued...