Name: Chips Lead a Stock Rally | Open Interest 6/30/2026
Uploaded: 2026-06-30T17:46:54+00:00
Duration: 5725 s

Speakers

Mandeep Singh — Senior Analyst, Bloomberg Intelligence

Ed Ludlow — Co-Host, Bloomberg Technology

JoAnne Feeney — Portfolio Manager and Partner, Advisors Capital Management

Unknown Bloomberg — Reporter

Silas Brown — Senior Reporter, Bloomberg

Isabelle Lee — Reporter, Bloomberg

Poonam Goyal — Senior Retail Analyst, Bloomberg Intelligence

Nimrit Kang — CIO, North American Equities, Santander Asset Management

Summary

The episode focuses on the record-breaking quarter for chip stocks driven by AI, the yen's slide to a four-decade low, and oil's quarterly drop ahead of Iran talks. It features interviews on AI capex sustainability, sovereign wealth fund moves into private credit, hedge fund inflows, and Supreme Court rulings on birthright citizenship, campaign finance, and agency independence.

Chip stocks have their best quarter ever, driven by AI demand and hyperscaler capex commitments
The yen sinks to a four-decade low amid US dollar strength and Japan's structural challenges
Oil heads for a quarterly drop as Iran-US indirect talks begin in Doha
Guests discuss the sustainability of AI spending, with memory and storage leading the second wave
Sovereign wealth funds are shifting more capital into private credit, favoring top managers like Blackstone
Hedge funds see record retail activity and large multi-strategy firms like Millennium backing external quant talent
Supreme Court rulings reshape executive authority, immigration, campaign finance, and the Fed's independence carve-out

Ideas

Mandeep Singh Senior Analyst, Bloomberg Intelligence 1:26

Chip rally supported by $2T hyperscaler backlog

Hyperscalers have a combined backlog of commitments totaling about $2 trillion, driving steady demand for chips; the AI capex cycle will continue until a major spender like Meta explicitly cuts spending.

Unknown Bloomberg Reporter 4:16

Yen slide persists on rate differentials and hawkish Fed

The yen's slide to a four-decade low is driven by persistent interest rate differentials with the U.S., Japan's costly dollar-priced oil imports, high debt levels, and a hawkish Fed; intervention likely won't resolve the underlying weakness.

Ed Ludlow Co-Host, Bloomberg Technology 33:10

Memory leads AI wave, SK Hynix undervalued

Memory and storage are leading the second wave of AI momentum; SK Hynix dominates high-bandwidth memory with 60% market share, trades at a discount to Micron, and a US listing could narrow the valuation gap; capex growth continues to benefit big names in H2 2026.

JoAnne Feeney Portfolio Manager and Partner, Advisors Capital Management 54:14

AI and cyber demand lift Broadcom, NVDA, PANW

AI-driven demand remains far ahead of resource availability, and cyber threats will grow, benefiting Broadcom, NVIDIA, and Palo Alto Networks.

JoAnne Feeney Portfolio Manager and Partner, Advisors Capital Management 55:46

Target and Smucker offer staple appreciation

Consumer staples like Target and JM Smucker offer appreciation opportunities as uncertainty from regulatory volatility increases; diversification into staples is prudent.

Silas Brown Senior Reporter, Bloomberg 61:45

Blackstone benefits from private credit inflows

Sovereign wealth funds are increasing allocations to private credit, and top-tier managers like Blackstone are benefiting from strong fundraising cycles, presenting an attractive investment opportunity.

This Bloomberg Markets video, published June 30, 2026, features Mandeep Singh, Unknown Bloomberg, Ed Ludlow, JoAnne Feeney, Silas Brown discussing SOXX, FXY, 000660.KS, MU, PANW, AVGO, NVDA, SJM, TGT, BX. 6 trade ideas extracted by AI with direction and confidence scoring.

Speakers: Mandeep Singh, Unknown Bloomberg, Ed Ludlow, JoAnne Feeney, Silas Brown · Tickers: SOXX, FXY, 000660.KS, MU, PANW, AVGO, NVDA, SJM, TGT, BX

Chips Lead a Stock Rally | Open Interest 6/30/2026

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