International markets update:
Markets are navigating a complex landscape marked by persistent inflation and increasing credit concerns within the AI sector, as the Federal Reserve remains tight-lipped on future policy direction.
- Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh provided minimal guidance on future monetary policy, stressing a global synchronous tightening while reiterating he does not prejudge upcoming meetings.
- US producer prices jumped 6.3% year-over-year in September, surpassing the 5.5% forecast, following earlier consumer inflation data that also exceeded expectations for the month.
- The AI trade experienced a rough Thursday as investor attention shifted to funding challenges, with ‘neocloud’ company CoreWeave’s distressed debt and soaring bond yields highlighting sector credit stress.
- Major AI and semiconductor stocks, including Nvidia, AMD, and Intel, saw significant declines, contributing to over $1 trillion in value shed this week amid concerns about financing and intensified competition.
- Russia’s finance minister attended a G20 meeting in Bangkok, his second in-person appearance since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, prompting strong objections from European officials regarding normalization.
- Shares of Hybe, the agency behind K-pop sensation BTS, surged 10% on an upbeat third-quarter earnings outlook, driven by robust concert revenue projections from its artists’ global tours.
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