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· Post-Market Alpha · by Buzzberg Research
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Duration still needs a price
1 video · 2h 24mLong-end buybacks did not change the funding burden or the shift from official buyers toward price-sensitive private capital.
Shift in Treasury buyer base increases price sensitivity
The buyer base for U.S. Treasuries has shifted, with official demand from governments falling to 50% from 73% a decade ago, leaving the market increasingly reliant on price-sensitive private investors.
Korean cash returns
1 video · 57mSamsung and SK Hynix buybacks could absorb selling and support valuations even while memory architecture continues to evolve.
South Korean semiconductor buyback paradigm shift
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are expected to execute a combined 100 trillion won in share buybacks and cancellations, which is viewed as a structural shift that will absorb foreign selling pressure and improve market supply-demand dynamics.
Consumer and real-asset scarcity
2 videos · 1h 30mWalmart exposed pressure at the lower end, while collapsing multifamily starts created a separate supply-led case for rent growth.
Walmart comparable-sales miss signals lower-end consumer weakness
Walmart reported a rare comparable-sales miss of 2.6%, with management citing pharmacy pricing pressures and a selective lower-end consumer pressured by higher energy costs and negative real wage growth.
Multifamily housing supply collapse supports rent growth
Construction starts for multifamily housing have fallen 60% from 2022 peaks, with absorption in early 2026 running at double the rate of new supply, creating a setup for rent growth and cap rate compression.
CFTC targeting AI compute as a critical commodity
The CFTC is actively pursuing the development of AI compute futures, viewing compute as a critical commodity akin to digital oil, and has initiated a request for comments to establish benchmarks and price discovery.