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Why The Fed Is A Bigger Risk For The AI Boom Than Nvidia

Haslinda Amin, Ruchir Sharma, Heikki Malinen, Ivan Espinosa, Richard Wormald, Laila Khawaja, Tom Giles, Mark Cranfield, Claire Zhao, Anthony Stevens, Rongwei Niu, Min Min Low

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  • The board is considering an interim CEO appointment while conducting a comprehensive search for a permanent successor, requiring immediate signals of serious governance and accountability.
  • NVIDIA must reassure partners that its AI expansion strategy remains unchanged and demonstrate technological superiority over competitors like AMD, Google, and Amazon despite potential volatility.
  • Market expectations suggest NVIDIA's share price could stabilize and eventually recover to previous levels, contingent on maintaining robust demand visibility across multiple quarters.
  • U.S. export controls on chips may intensify with potential spillover effects on Asian sales, processing times, and operating costs for jurisdictions like Singapore and Malaysia, while new rules on remote chip access could be announced soon.
  • Political and trade uncertainty remains high as investors await outcomes of potential Trump-Xi summits, with bipartisan U.S. legislation expected to tighten export controls on China, where rare earth reliance offers leverage for at least five years.
  • Future decoupling and deep distrust between the U.S. and China are anticipated, potentially affecting the U.S. Commerce Department's ability to moderate rules even if key industry voices are removed.
  • Global inflation and affordability concerns are driving the Federal Reserve toward a confirmed 25 basis point rate hike in early December, with a 50 basis point increase considered to address targets above 2%.
  • Rising interest rates are projected to increase U.S. Treasury yields by 2 to 4 basis points and could make financing the AI boom difficult, potentially causing a market decline of 25% that would hit consumer spending by at least 2%.
  • A recession is deemed possible if the AI bubble bursts due to tighter liquidity, which would shift capital from risky AI trades to defensive stocks, consumer staples, and healthcare within the U.S.
  • Korea and Taiwan are identified as high-leverage plays heavily correlated to the American AI bet, offering no diversification, while Indonesia faces potential political shifts but currently offers valuation opportunities.
  • China's domestic economy is described as facing deep trouble due to a property market bust and a "negative shock," whereas India's $150 billion chip manufacturing investment is expected to take time to materialize for investors.
  • Renewable diesel demand is forecast to double by the end of the decade, while Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) demand could rise up to 35% by 2035, with Singapore targeting a 3%–5% mandate by 2030 and Europe aiming for 6%.
  • Neste plans to exceed 6.8 million tons of renewable fuel capacity by 2028, while Asia is projected to account for over 40% of global air travel by 2035 and China may become the largest domestic air travel market in the 2040s.
  • Nissan expects exported vehicle volumes to reach high two-digit numbers within months, expanding to five lines and 12 clusters, with a new business plan including revenue from RoboTaxi partnerships.
  • Agentic commerce is identified as a transformative but nascent development dependent on consumer trust, with retailers cautioned against blocking agent traffic to avoid missing sales opportunities.
  • Mastercard intends to employ 290 staff at its Singapore Innovation Centre over the next few years, while the U.S. and China continue to decouple despite a surface of normalcy.
  • A weak dollar is considered essential for emerging markets to attract foreign flows, with undervalued quality stocks in financials, telecom, and industrials presenting opportunities across industries.
  • The Swiss franc is noted as the best-performing currency historically over periods of 5 to 50 years, while a 15% to 20% downward move in the rupee is expected after 2–3 years of stability.
  • Oil prices collapsing to $50–$60 or a cessation of interest rate hikes could further inflate the AI bubble, whereas continuing rate hikes risk a severe market shock and global credit contagion from an AI valuation reset.
  • Fitch and Moody's warn that a significant AI trade reversal could push the U.S. into a recession or trigger wider credit contagion, while consumer resilience persists among affluent groups despite higher rates.