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AI Trade Reversal Pierces Asia’s Star Picks-and-Shovels Stocks
Rising AI financing costs threaten Asian tech stocks as US tech selloff deepens.
In brief
Rising AI financing costs threaten Asian tech stocks as US tech selloff deepens. Mounting financing costs risk choking AI infrastructure spending in Asia, threatening earnings for chipmakers and suppliers. Originally reported by mint.
AI Trade Reversal
A deepening selloff in US technology stocks exposes new vulnerability in Asia’s AI trade.
Financing Costs Threaten AI
Mounting financing costs could choke off spending needed to sustain the AI boom.
Oil Surge Stirs Inflation
Oil surged to $110 a barrel for first time since May, stoking inflation concerns.
Semiconductor Selloff
US semiconductor shares dropped 16% in eight sessions, longest since 2008.
AI Hardware Stocks Tumble
Goldman Sachs AI hardware basket fell 11% last week, steepest since mid-July.
Key Stocks Plunge
Nan Ya Plastics fell 12%, Unimicron dropped 14%, Samsung Electro-Mechanics plunged 23%.
Financing Risk Warning
Rising borrowing costs could delay AI infrastructure spending and reset earnings expectations.
CoreWeave Shares Drop
CoreWeave bonds sank to distress levels as investors questioned ai demand support.
AI Spending at Risk
Gartner warns over $3.5 trillion of ai infrastructure spending could be impaired by 2030.
The essence
Mounting financing costs risk choking AI infrastructure spending in Asia, threatening earnings for chipmakers and suppliers.
