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AI Spending Has Become An Inflation Problem Before A Productivity Gain
The AI build-out has become a macroeconomic demand shock, and it is the marginal reason the Fed is close to hiking. Investors hold AI equities as shelter from the tightening they are causing.
Andrew Menzies·5 Sept 2026
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