‼️ SpaceX is reportedly exploring production of turbine blades for power-generation applications, a move that has GE Vernova investors concerned about potential disruption as the company leverages its engineering capabilities into a new industry. While blades represent only one component of power turbines, SpaceX could ultimately supply them to GE Vernova as part of a broader strategy to address what it views as a critical bottleneck in blade manufacturing that could constrain AI adoption. This initiative aligns with SpaceX’s parallel effort with Tesla to build a semiconductor fabrication facility, both aimed at mitigating supply-chain constraints that threaten to slow the pace of AI infrastructure deployment.
‼️ 🇪🇺 BREAKING: Euro-area inflation accelerated to 3.3% year-over-year in August—the highest since September 2023—up from 2.9% in July, reinforcing expectations of a European Central Bank rate hike next week. While headline inflation surprised to the upside, core inflation (excluding food and energy) unexpectedly dipped to 2.4%, and services inflation eased to 3%. Markets now fully price in a 25-basis-point increase at the ECB’s September 10 meeting, with further tightening anticipated beyond June’s initial move
‼️ BREAKING: Japan’s 10-year government bond yield touched 3% for the first time this century, an important milestone for a debt market that is returning to normality after benchmark borrowing costs languished near zero for years.
‼️ BREAKING: Anthropic has struck a $35 billion computing deal with Nvidia-backed cloud provider Lambda to rapidly scale its AI capacity, with infrastructure firm Hut 8 building the Texas data center for the project.
‼️ U.S. Treasury yields climbed sharply on Monday as oil prices surged amid renewed fighting near the Strait of Hormuz and a prolonged U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran. The 10-year yield rose above 4.75% for the first time since January 2025, while five-year yields reached their highest level since early last year and 30-year yields broke above last week’s highs, reviving investor concern over inflation, fiscal deficits, and U.S. debt now above $40 trillion.