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  Last week, the US 10-year Treasury yield fell about 17 basis points while the Nasdaq 100 dropped 5.5%, the largest same-week declines in both since the April 2025 tariff turmoil, according to Bloomberg. The move caught investors who had heavily bet on a deeper bond slump after 10-year yields climbed for seven months to their highest levels in more than two decades. A sell-off in AI-linked tech stocks triggered the rally, and trend-following commodity trading advisers exited their bearish Treasury futures positions. Traders had at one point priced about a 50% chance of a Fed rate hike in October and still expect one increase by year-end and another in 2027. Meanwhile, investment-grade companies, led by megacap technology, have sold about $1.7 trillion of bonds this year, up 29% from a year earlier.

  aol.com·19/10, 11:30▼ QQQ▼ NVDA▼ SPY▼ AAPLbondsFedinterest rates
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  The Footsie ended the week up 2.7% as investors rotated back into tech and defensive stocks, after Nvidia's Jensen Huang defended its investment in CoreWeave and eased worries about AI infrastructure spending. Concerns remain over higher borrowing costs for debt-heavy tech firms, with markets pricing in more Fed rate hikes, while Fed Chair Kevin Warsh gave little guidance ahead of the meeting in two weeks. Treasury yields eased after rising above 5.3% this week, and Brent crude stayed around $105 a barrel amid Middle East conflict. WISE shares came under pressure despite an upgraded full-year revenue growth outlook of 17.5% to 20%, as net revenue rose 21% to $739 million in the second quarter and active customers grew 20% to 12.5 million, though revenue growth slowed from 25%. Investors are watching whether this momentum can translate into sustainable profit growth.

  actuarialpost.co.uk·16/10, 10:30interest ratesFedbonds
• Traders pile into bonds and defensive stocks as the 'tech wreck' picks up steam

  As the sell-off in AI-linked shares continued, investors moved into government bonds and defensive sectors such as consumer staples and healthcare. The 10-year Treasury yield fell 14 basis points to 5.064%, on track for its largest one-day decline in over a year, while the 30-year yield dropped 13 basis points to 5.394%. Bonds rallied even though a hotter-than-expected PPI report raised the odds of a Federal Reserve rate hike this month, as worries that a slowdown in AI spending could weigh on growth outweighed inflation concerns. Mike Thompson of Little Harbor Advisors suggested the rally may have been amplified by heavy bets against Treasury futures, which CFTC data showed had reached extreme levels. The VIX, the 'fear gauge', stood slightly above 17, below its long-term average of closer to 20.

  morningstar.com·15/10, 16:15▼ QQQ▼ NVDA▼ SPYbondsFedinterest rates
• Asian stocks rise as tech bounces from rout , eyes on Warsh

  Most Asian markets rose on Friday after a tech sell-off the previous day over AI boom concerns, with investors awaiting comments from Federal Reserve boss Kevin Warsh at the IMF gathering. Seoul and Tokyo gained early after falling 7.6% and 4.9% respectively on Thursday, with SK hynix and Kioxia among the top performers. The earlier sell-off was fuelled by hotter-than-expected US inflation data that increased bets on more Fed rate hikes, and by worries about CoreWeave's debt, whose shares tanked 15.5% on Wednesday. Nvidia chief Jensen Huang defended CoreWeave, lifting AI stocks.

  enca.com·16/10, 06:00▲ NVDAAsiatech stocksKevin Warsh
• Tech sell - off deepens as US inflation sparks AI jitters - Markets

  Asian stocks plunged on Thursday as tech firms suffered another rout after U.S. inflation data, with consumer prices up 3.7% in September, fueled expectations of further Federal Reserve rate hikes. Seoul took the heaviest losses: the Kospi fell more than 8% and triggered a brief trading halt, with SK hynix down more than 11% and Samsung more than 9%. Tokyo fell close to 6%, led by Advantest, Kioxia and SoftBank, while Taipei lost more than 3% as TSMC dropped 2% despite its record quarterly profit. European markets were more resilient, helped by lower tech exposure and falling oil prices. Analysts cited worries over AI spending, high valuations and Chinese competition, and noted that the Fed's October 28 decision, a week before the U.S. midterm elections, is in focus.

  thejakartapost.com·15/10, 15:30▼ NVDA▼ QQQ▼ AAPL▼ AMZNAsiainflationFed

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