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On today's podcast:
(1) The message from the bond market was clear: For all of Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh’s tough talk about taming inflation, he’s in no rush to use the power of the central bank to do it. The Fed kept interest rates unchanged for a seventh straight month, prompting investors to dump 30-year Treasury bonds and send the yield up to nearly 5.23%, a 19-year high.
(2) The Bank of England is set to leave interest rates on hold as it sticks to a wait-and-see approach to navigate the wild swings in oil and gas prices.
(3) The US launched a new wave of strikes against Iran in response to attacks on American military bases in the Middle East, escalating a conflict that has spread across the region.
(4) Samsung posted a 250-fold surge in chip profits and now expects memory shortages to worsen next year, reflecting the relentless pace of a global AI infrastructure buildout.
(5) Meta Platforms gave a disappointing quarterly revenue forecast, stepping up pressure on Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg to allay investor concerns that the company isn’t swiftly benefiting from its massive outlay on artificial intelligence.
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