Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he and his team are monitoring financing for the AI infrastructure build-out and downplayed recent warning signs, arguing that neoclouds, which rent out AI infrastructure, are a small part of the overall ecosystem. He noted that financing deals are still getting done and that Meta is choosing to finance with equity. Bessent reaffirmed his and President Donald Trump's confidence in Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh, said a future rate increase would not necessarily be a policy mistake, and called the energy shock to inflation possibly transitory. Yields on US debt have pulled back from their highest levels in more than two decades, but 10-year rates remain above 5%.
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