🇺🇸US CPI annual rate highest since May
US September not seasonally adjusted (NSA) CPI YoY 3.7%, highest since May, above market expected 3.6%. NSA CPI MoM 0.6%, highest since April, in line with expectations. (https://t.co/gZynEUqBmo)
AI COSTS PLUNGE 13-FOLD ANNUALLY AS INVESTMENT NEARS $1 TRILLION
AI costs have fallen 47% per quarter since 2023, equivalent to a 13-fold annual decline, according to Epoch AI.
That's 6 times faster than computing costs and 18 times faster than lithium battery costs.
Meanwhile, U.S. and Chinese tech firms are projected to spend nearly $1 trillion on AI infrastructure this year, raising a critical question: Can AI generate enough returns to justify the spending?
Wait until the first data center goes bankrupt and we find out that $NVDA GPUs were being double pledged as collateral at NeoClouds and SPVs.
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BREAKING: Ukraine has just struck an oil depot in Valuyki, Belgorod Oblast and set it ablaze, despite Trump's warnings. Over 500 drones were launched into Russia tonight.
It is the first Ukrainian strike on energy infrastructure since Trump's announced "energy ceasefire," two days ago.
Ukraine's response to US threats to cut intelligence and freeze the PURL weapons mechanism if Kyiv were to resume energy strikes was "We will burn Russian refineries."
U.S. DIESEL FUTURES SURGE 4.5% DESPITE TRUMP'S RUSSIAN FUEL DEAL
U.S. diesel futures jumped 4.5% to a two-week high, despite President Trump's agreement to suspend sanctions on Russian diesel exports.
Energy traders warn that the additional Russian supply is insufficient to meaningfully lower fuel prices.
Meanwhile, U.S. retail diesel averages $6.28 per gallon, near September's record of $6.53.
Lawmakers from both parties are also questioning the deal's legality.