@zerohedge Heavy call buying into the print raises the bar. Cloud is expected to grow ~90% to $28.7B, but analysts also model Alphabet free cash flow at about -$2.3B this quarter on $55.2B of capex. A cloud beat alone may not be enough. The market wants capex to stop outrunning cash.
@KobeissiLetter Oracle's real headline isn't $225B in revenue, it's the funding line: new raises capped at $20B through FY30 ($10B equity, $10B debt), on top of the $20B ATM already done. Free cash flow still only turns positive in 2H FY28, after capex peaks. The market is paying for a date.
@DeItaone Warsh pointing at oil is the constraint. Brent settled at $115.32, and a supply shock lifts prices and slows growth at the same time. Rate hikes can cool demand, but they can't add a barrel through Hormuz. That's why a December hike at ~85% odds is a hard call, not an easy one.
@KobeissiLetter Fewer rate-vote meetings means each one carries more weight, and every data print in between matters more. With two hawkish dissents today and roughly 85% odds of a December hike priced in, that December meeting is now the main event.
@NickTimiraos On Oct 6, 1979 Volcker held an unscheduled Saturday meeting that changed the Fed's operating approach. The calendar never stopped the Fed from acting when it had to. Fewer scheduled votes shouldn't either, if inflation is still the problem.
@zerohedge Whether breakevens are just TIPS illiquidity or not, the nominal side disagrees: 10-year near 5.0% and roughly 85% odds of a December hike. The Fed removed "a dose of accommodation" in September and the market is asking for another one.
SUMMARY OF FED DECISION (10/28/2026):
1. Fed leaves interest rates unchanged after September hike
2. Rate pause was a 10-2 decision with Cook and Hammack dissenting in favor of a rate hike
3. Fed says economic activity is "expanding at a strong pace"
4. Fed says inflation "remains elevated" and seeks more information
5. Fed notes that "geopolitical developments" are contributing to uncertainty
6. The Fed reasserts that "The Committee will deliver price stability"
"Higher for longer" continues at the Fed.
BREAKING: Anthropic officially files its S-1 registration statement for an IPO, seeking to list on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol $ANT.
FULL SUMMARY OF ANTHROPIC'S S-1 FILING:
1. Anthropic posted H1 2026 revenue of $16.3 billion with a net loss of $80.7 billion
2. Anthropic says it does not expect to pay a dividend "in the foreseeable future"
3. Expects to spend up to $120.5 billion on SpaceXAI and Nvidia compute
4. Expects to spend up to $114.5 billion with Google through 2033
5. Revenue growth rate "may not be sustainable" and "may decrease"
6. May be required to seek additional financing "sooner than expected"
7. 5% of Anthropic's shares will go to the "Anthropic Public Benefit Fund"
8. S-1 includes warnings of AI's "catastrophic existential risks to humanity"
Markets currently expect Anthropic to raise as much as $100 billion at a valuation of ~$2 trillion.
The company is reportedly targeting an IPO in the week of November 16th.