Tension is now the defining theme of the AI trade [Video]

Ipek Ozkardeskaya ipekScope

Big Tech’s earnings season is delivering record numbers — but the market isn’t impressed. Their spending plans spook investors that scream: “Stop spending.”

This tension is now the defining theme of the AI trade. Tech giants argue they must invest to meet soaring demand and AI-fueled computing needs, while investors are drawing the line. Even stellar earnings can’t always keep stocks aloft if the market fears overextension.

Elsewhere, the Gold and Silver are under pressure again while the euro and sterling are losing ground versus a broadly bid Us Dollar in the ECB and BoE meetings.

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Ipek Ozkardeskaya

ipekScope

Ipek Ozkardeskaya began her financial career in 2010 in the structured products desk of the Swiss Banque Cantonale Vaudoise. She worked in HSBC Private Bank in Geneva in relation to high and ultra-high-net-worth clients.

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