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AI Buildout and Market Trends
The AI buildout continues to complicate the Federal Reserve's inflation fight, while hedge funds are pushing stock markets higher. Meanwhile, mortgage rates have finally stopped rising, boosting demand in a struggling market.
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MarketWatch
Strategist Scott Rubner says a growing list of stock-market buyers are pushing it in a positive direction, notably big hedge funds and institutional managers.
2026-08-12 10:57 UTC
CNBC
Tech leaders say AI will drive down costs. But slow corporate adoption and the data center buildout create inflation pressures that complicate the Fed’s job.
2026-08-12 11:00 UTC
CNBC
Mortgage rates finally eased a tiny bit, but it was enough to bring some demand back to a very beleaguered mortgage market.
2026-08-12 11:00 UTC