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Capital competition
2 videos · 2h 40mHyperscaler commitments and issuance are arriving as Treasury demand weakens, raising the hurdle for debt-funded capacity.
Hyperscaler off-balance-sheet obligations reach $1.5 trillion
Hyperscalers (Meta, Google, Microsoft) have shifted from equity-funded capex to debt-funded structures, with off-balance-sheet lease and purchase commitments rising from $1 trillion to $1.5 trillion in one quarter.
US 20-year Treasury auction faces significant demand headwinds
Strategists expect the upcoming $16 billion 20-year Treasury auction to struggle due to a lack of appetite for long-dated debt, exacerbated by a budget deficit 25% worse than expected and sticky core inflation.
Memory asymmetry
1 video · 21mLong-term agreements support the cycle, but a sharp DRAM price decline remains a credible invalidation.
DRAM price volatility as a critical risk
Memory stocks are currently priced for high DRAM prices to persist through 2028, but visibility is low and a 30% price drop in the second half of the year is possible.
China’s split economy
1 video · 1h 32mAI progress and industrial policy are strengthening while consumption, property and credit remain weak.
K-shaped recovery in China's economy
China's economy is experiencing a bifurcated recovery where high-tech and export-oriented sectors show growth, while domestic consumption, property, and credit demand remain depressed.