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Deutsche Bank warns AI investors of ‘hardest year yet’ as hype collides with costs and constraints

Deutsche Bank warns AI investors of ‘hardest year yet’ as hype collides with costs and constraints

FRANKFURT — Artificial intelligence is heading into what one major bank describes as its most testing phase yet, as sky‑high expectations meet the realities of cost, infrastructure and public skepticism in 2026. In a new note to clients dated 20 January, analysts at a leading European investment bank characterize the

Global investors dump U.S. assets as dollar and Treasuries slide on Trump’s Greenland tariff threat

Global investors dump U.S. assets as dollar and Treasuries slide on Trump’s Greenland tariff threat

NEW YORK — Global investors accelerated a broad shift out of U.S. assets this week as a sharp drop in the dollar, a selloff in Treasuries and a spike in gold prices converged into what traders are calling a renewed “sell America” trade. The move followed President Donald Trump’s

European chipmakers rally as TSMC’s record profit ignites AI demand trade

European chipmakers rally as TSMC’s record profit ignites AI demand trade

LONDON — European semiconductor stocks jumped on Thursday after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company reported a record fourth-quarter profit, reinforcing the view that the artificial intelligence hardware cycle is far from peaking and sending shares in Dutch lithography champion ASML up sharply in both Amsterdam and New York. Investors rotated back into

Banks Slide as Trump Pushes 10% Credit Card Rate Cap Amid Industry Backlash

Banks Slide as Trump Pushes 10% Credit Card Rate Cap Amid Industry Backlash

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump demanded a one-year cap on credit card interest rates at 10 percent, effective January 20, prompting sharp declines in shares of major banks including Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase. The proposal, posted on Truth Social, accused lenders of exploiting consumers with rates as high as 30

Powell Probe Sends Futures Lower as Markets Juggle Fed Independence Risk

Powell Probe Sends Futures Lower as Markets Juggle Fed Independence Risk

NEW YORK — U.S. stock futures slid and the dollar weakened after federal prosecutors opened a criminal inquiry into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a development Powell said involved grand jury subpoenas that threatened a criminal indictment and that he characterised as an effort to influence monetary policy. Traders and

Why DeepSeek Shook Markets in 2025 — and Why It Hasn’t Done So Since

Why DeepSeek Shook Markets in 2025 — and Why It Hasn’t Done So Since

NEW YORK — When DeepSeek released its R1 model in January 2025 and global indices plunged in reaction, many investors expected a new, persistent regime of volatility driven by fast, low-cost artificial intelligence. The initial market response was dramatic and immediate: a rout in AI-linked equities, heavy repricing of chipmakers, and

U.S. Stock Futures Hold Steady After U.S. Strikes in Venezuela and Capture of Nicolás Maduro

U.S. Stock Futures Hold Steady After U.S. Strikes in Venezuela and Capture of Nicolás Maduro

NEW YORK — U.S. stock index futures traded in a narrow range on the first full trading week of January as investors digested a sudden U.S. military operation in Venezuela that resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro and weighed the implications for energy markets, risk assets and