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· Post-Market Alpha · by Buzzberg Research
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Duration intervention
1 video · 2mRates guests split between tactical yield relief and concern that Treasury purchases distort price discovery without fixing deficits.
Treasury yield-lowering measures are largely symbolic
Dan Suzuki argues that recent Treasury buyback programs are too small to impact yields, noting they are dwarfed by ongoing debt issuance and represent only a fraction of QE-era liquidity.
Inference bottlenecks
1 video · 1h 23mDistributed inference can use smaller power sites, but HBM and memory remain scarce and financing quality still matters.
HBM and memory as persistent bottlenecks
HBM and memory remain the primary, underpriced bottlenecks in AI hardware, with limited near-term capacity expansion due to cyclical capital expenditure caution by suppliers.
Software creditors
1 video · 6mLenders are extracting tighter protections from leveraged software sponsors as AI risk changes refinancing negotiations.
Lenders gain leverage in software/SaaS debt
Thoma Bravo accepted 40 creditor-friendly terms in recent debt talks, signaling that lenders now hold the upper hand in software lending due to AI-related sector vulnerability.
Canada initiates dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs
Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on C$27.6 billion of U.S. imports, effective September 8, matching U.S. rates dollar-for-dollar. The measures target steel, aluminum, autos, and consumer goods while explicitly excluding the energy sector.
Refined product market tightness
Amrita Sen and Dan Pickering highlight that diesel and heating oil crack spreads are at historic extremes, signaling acute physical supply tightness despite softer crude prices.