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Stocks Gain on AI Optimism Despite US Inflation Concerns

Christian Bruch, Chad Thomas, Winnie Hsu, Matt Bloxham, Mark Cranfield, Tony Halpin, Joachim Nagel, Laura Milan, Tim Clark, Benedict Hamel

Asian and U.S. equity markets surged alongside major tech earnings from CoreWeave and TSMC, while Anthropic and OpenAI prepared for significant valuation shifts in the artificial intelligence sector. Concurrently, central banks from the U.S. and Europe signaled aggressive interest rate hikes to combat stubborn inflation, prompting investors to shift portfolios toward fixed income amid geopolitical negotiations in Ukraine and China. Corporate strategies diverged as Siemens Energy outlined a massive buyback program and nuclear expansion plans, contrasting with losses at Nissan and SoftBank despite the broader optimism driven by AI infrastructure demand.