Independent research on macroeconomic, geopolitical, and technological patterns. Daily intelligence briefs, long-form articles, DeepDive reports, and interactive causal analyses by Aleksander Meidell-Hagewick.
Research and editorial direction by Aleksander Meidell-HagewickToday's Daily Brief — 2026-06-24
AI-capex doubt detonates synchronised chip rout as Hormuz toll claims test maritime law
Doubts over debt-funded hyperscaler AI capex converted a long-running valuation divergence into a synchronised global de-risk, sending the Nasdaq 100 down 3.3 percent, the Philadelphia Semiconductor index down 7.6 percent, and the Kospi down 10 percent into a circuit-breaker halt as SK Hynix and Samsung each fell more than 12 percent. Critically, the customary bond bid never arrived: the two-year…
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