Are the markets witnessing ‘AI fatigue’? Jefferies says US tech earnings to test investment cycle

Traders Weigh Second Half Outlook: Markets Snapshot

The first half of 2026 saw a bumper earnings season and global equity benchmarks soar to new highs, driven by a enthusiasm around the AI trade. Businesses, investors and central banks now turn their attention to the second half of the year with the focus firmly on whether markets can move past rocky geopolitical issues, growth concerns and ongoing jitters around the AI buildout. The Opening Trade spoke to leading voices about how the rest of 2026 is shaping up for equity markets. (Source: Bloomberg)

AI capital spending longevity sparks 'nervous anxiety' among investors

T Rowe Price Portfolio Specialist Sam Ruiz notes that investors are showing signs of "nervous anxiety" over the uncertain duration of AI capital expenditure. “I personally think what we’re starting to see, though, are signs of this nervous anxiety where we have no idea how long the duration of this AI capex is,” Mr Ruiz told Sky News Australia. “Some of the companies that are benefiting from this … the companies are traditionally quite cyclical.”

Tech stocks tumble on concerns over AI spending

A sudden wave of selling in major tech shares triggers doubt over the sustainability of the AI boom.

2 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Memory Stocks to Buy Hand Over Fist in July

Earnings season is right around the corner, and technology investors will undoubtedly be looking for signals that the AI trade is alive and well.

Hype Or Hope? AI Run Leading To More Stock Scrutiny

Hype Or Hope? AI Run Leading To More Stock Scrutiny

AI Stocks Face Uncertainty: If the Market Isn’t ‘Pricing In Promise,’ What’s Next for Tech?

AI Stocks Face Uncertainty: If the Market Isn’t ‘Pricing In Promise,’ What’s Next for Tech?

AI jitters and geopolitical concerns weigh on stock markets

AI jitters and geopolitical concerns weigh on stock markets

AI Coding Dominance Raises $8 Trillion Demand Questions As OpenAI And Anthropic Eye Public Markets (NYSE: UBER, NASDAQ: WMT, GOOGL, AMZN, MSFT, BABA)

Investors are beginning to question whether the artificial intelligence boom can sustain its expansion as OpenAI and Anthropic prepare to enter public markets. The central concern is that corporate AI spending remains heavily concentrated in coding, which may signal slower-than-expected adoption across broader business functions. Estimates suggest software development accounts for between a third and [] The post AI Coding Dominance Raises 8 Trillion Demand Questions As OpenAI And Anthropic Eye Public Markets (NYSE: UBER, NASDAQ: WMT, GOOGL, AMZN, MSFT, BABA) appeared first on Foreign Policy Journal.

Sticky inflation clouds rate outlook, but AI and earnings keep markets resilient: Santosh Rao

The AI-driven market rally is expanding beyond tech, with healthcare, financials, and transportation sectors showing robust participation, signaling a healthy economy. Despite sticky inflation, strong corporate earnings are supporting elevated equity valuations. Investors anticipate the US Federal Reserve may maintain higher interest rates for longer, strengthening the dollar and posing challenges for commodities and emerging markets. Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are identified as a significant risk.

Morning Bid: Markets swivel on tech, Mideast angst

Morning Bid: Markets swivel on tech, Mideast angst

The Nasdaq plunges 2% as the tech stock selloff goes global

Unease about the sector has been building, as questions over AI firms' capital expenditures and prospective Fed rate hikes have eroded confidence

The Stock Market Is Flipping Upside Down. Here’s Why the AI Bull Market Isn’t Over Yet

The data points to a healthy broadening out beyond the Magnificent 7.

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AI has taken over the stock market. The bond market is next

Judging credit risk of the AI boom is difficult

A Leaked Treasury Report Just Confirmed What I’ve Been Warning About

A leaked report from the U.S. Treasury has confirmed my worst fears. Those fears? That the entire stock market and by proxy the economy have become one gigantic leveraged bet on the Artificial Intelligence (AI) revolution. As I’ve noted previously, AI-related stocks have accounted for 75 of market gains, 80 of corporate profits and 95 []

Could the NZ economy weather an AI-fuelled global market crash? – The Economy of Everything

Could the NZ economy weather an AI-fuelled global market crash? – The Economy of Everything

Why the 2026 IPO boom is about to broaden beyond AI mega-deals

After a first half of 2026 dominated by blockbuster AI, semiconductor, and space IPOs, the market is entering a new phase. Strategists say the back half is shaping up as a rebalancing: mid-cap and overlooked sectors are preparing to test investor appetite as money moves beyond a handful of crowded mega-cap AI and chip trades. []

Tech selloff stirs bubble fears in US stock market

Soaring valuations, dramatic swings in the market value of trillion-dollar companies, and periodic sharp selloffs have fueled growing concerns that parts of the U.S. stock market may be in a bubble. Investors have long been skeptical of the astronomical gains in AI and semiconductor stocks, questioning whether Wall Street is inflating another speculative bubble. Markets reporter Saqib Ahmed has more. #stockmarket #AIbubble #speculation #stockbubble

Expert Warns: Copper Demand Surges, With Supply Deficit Expected

(NaturalNews) The ongoing artificial intelligence (AI) boom is driving a surge in copper demand that will lead to an unavoidable supply deficit within five years, a...

Gen Z graduates are blaming AI for their unemployment woes when they should be looking somewhere else

While AI companies sow anxiety around their technologies, there’s evidence elsewhere of different economic factors actually driving employment challenges.

Prediction Markets Have a Precision Problem — Here’s a Fix

Prediction markets are having a moment. Billions of dollars now flow through platforms like Polymarket every year, and “the market says”Continue reading on Medium »

AI capex cycle likely to end with market pushback, not spending cuts: Jefferies

New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): The AI investment cycle is most likely to end not because US hyperscalers cut spending, but because markets start pushing back against the lack of returns, Global Brokerage firm Jefferies said in a report.The report argued the turning point will come when investors focus on what it calls a massive wealth transfer from hyperscalers' balance sheets to North Asia. The combined marke

AI stock slump raises the question if investors are just taking profits or getting very nervous

Tech companies are spending big on AI, but investors might be getting nervous.

The BIS warns an AI bust could hit credit markets as hard as the 2008 financial crisis

The Bank for International Settlements warned on Sunday that an AI investment bust could hit credit markets with disruption comparable to the 2008 financial crisis. In its annual report, the Basel-based institution listed AI-led risks alongside inflation and fiscal stress as “pressure points” that “demand attention.” “Disappointment in returns could trigger a sudden pullback in [] This story continues at The Next Web

The Next Labor Crisis May Be Too Few Workers. Could AI Help Pick Up the Slack?

New economic research might be pointing toward a shift in thinking about what AI means for the job market.

US Trade Deficit Swelled in May as AI-Fueled Imports Surged and Exports Fell

American companies are investing aggressively in artificial intelligence, pouring billions of dollars into servers, semiconductors and advanced computing equipment. At the same time, that spending spree is widening the nation’s trade deficit at a pace few economists anticipated, creating a fresh headwind for economic growth just as policymakers were hoping momentum would strengthen. New figures released Tuesday by the Commerce Department showed the US trade deficit widened 42.2 in May to 77.6 billion, the largest monthly gap in more than a year. Behind the headline was a striking imbalance: imports climbed sharply while exports retreated, illustrating how the country’s appetite

Peter Linneman On AI's Trajectory, Trump's Tariffs And Misleading Inflation Numbers

Trillions of investment dollars are pouring into the advancement of artificial intelligence, touching nearly every sector of the economy while stoking fears that the technology could make American jobs obsolete. However, AI isn’t going to be the...