$DBS(D05.SI)$  should definitely be on the forefront for SG Banks with upcoming Q2 announcements this week. Interesting to see how they fare especially post the recent run in less than 1 month.

The US Treasury announced that it will double long-duration bond buybacks to at least US$4 billion per operation from September through early November. The move followed the 30-year Treasury yield reaching nearly 5.34%, its highest in almost two decades. The result: 10-year yield → ~4.65% 30-year yield → ~5.20% S&P 500 → +0.21% Nasdaq → +0.16% Dow → +0.22%. That is meaningful relief, but I would not interpret it as the end of the bond problem. The underlying issues—US fiscal deficits, inflation and enormous AI infrastructure financing requirements—remain unresolved. 🔴 Fed — more hawkish than the market hoped The July Fed minutes were important. They showed that “many” policymakers believe higher rates may ultimately be required if inflation does not continue falling, while three policy

There is no evidence yet that hyperscaler infrastructure spending is slowing materially. The better investment opportunity continues to move toward the physical AI infrastructure chain: REITs — today’s CPI matters considerably to this sector   Soft CPI → lower Treasury yields → positive REIT catalyst. Hot CPI + Brent approaching $90 → higher yields → negative REIT catalyst.

Markets are focusing on Friday’s US employment report. Softer job creation would reduce the likelihood of another Fed increase and could support bonds, REITs, utilities and growth stocks. However, a very weak report would shift the concern from inflation toward recession and earnings risk. The preferable outcome is moderate employment growth accompanied by easing wage pressure. Earnings The earnings season remains strong overall, but markets are punishing companies whose results do not exceed very high expectations. * AMD: data-centre revenue more than doubled to US$6.72 billion, but its shares fell because investors wanted a larger AI payoff. * SpaceX: reported record revenue, but its shares fell sharply because of concerns over heavy AI capital expenditure, cash burn and whether Starlink

1. CPI delivered the outcome we wanted July US CPI rose just 0.1% month-on-month and 3.4% year-on-year, down from 3.5% in June. Core CPI rose 0.2% monthly and eased to 2.5% year-on-year. This is not enough to declare inflation defeated, but it materially reduces the urgency for another Fed hike. Markets now place roughly a 60% probability on no September rate change, versus approximately 50-50 before CPI. That is a meaningful positive change from yesterday. My concern shifts away from immediate Fed tightening toward two longer-term issues: energy inflation + US bond supply. #1 opportunity — AI infrastructure just received another validation Cisco’s results are important. Fiscal Q4 revenue rose to US$17.25 billion from US$14.67 billion, while net income jumped to US$3.86 billion. More impor

July payrolls unexpectedly fell by 23,000, versus expectations for an increase of about 80,000. The unemployment rate slipped to 4.1%, partly because people left the labour force, while previous months were revised lower. That pushed the implied probability of a September Fed hike down to roughly 40%–44%, compared with about two-thirds a week earlier. The The semiconductor picture is improving following the recent correction, but volatility remains high. AI-related demand remains visible in memory, cloud infrastructure and data-centre investment. Sandisk, for example, forecast revenue above expectations because of strong memory demand from AI data centres, even though its shares subsequently sold off as investors focused on valuation and expectations. 10-year Treasury yield fell to about 4

Yesterday’s biggest positive was Treasury intervention in the bond market. The US Treasury announced that it will double long-duration bond buybacks to at least US$4 billion per operation from September through early November. The move followed the 30-year Treasury yield reaching nearly 5.34%, its highest in almost two decades.  That is meaningful relief, but I would not interpret it as the end of the bond problem. The underlying issues—US fiscal deficits, inflation and enormous AI infrastructure financing requirements—remain unresolved. They showed that “many” policymakers believe higher rates may ultimately be required if inflation does not continue falling, while three policymakers had already voted for a 25 bp hike at the July meeting. The current policy rate remains 3.50%–3.75%.

#Tech Stocks: Buy the dip or run for exit The biggest new development today is the surprise contraction in US employment, which materially reduced expectations for a September Fed hike and pushed global equities and bonds higher. The S&P 500 closed at a record, while the Nasdaq gained 1.3%. AI-related demand remains visible in memory, cloud infrastructure and data-centre investment. $SanDisk Corp.(SNDK)$, for example, forecast revenue above expectations because of strong memory demand from AI data centres, even though its shares subsequently sold off as investors focused on valuation and expectations. today’s weak jobs number does not change the structural thesis. Lower Treasury yields actually improve financing conditions for large data

The core catalyst for PLTR's ~14.8% surge in overnight trading (closing at $144.21) was its Q2 2026 earnings report, which significantly exceeded Wall Street expectations across all key metrics, prompting the company to raise its full-year revenue and profit forecasts 148. Key Drivers of the Surge Massive Revenue Beat & Accelerated Growth: Q2 revenue hit $19.35 billion , representing a staggering +93% year-over-year growth . This was $1.3 billion above the consensus estimate of ~$18.02 billion 158. The company's growth rate is accelerating dramatically from an already high base. U.S. Commercial Business Explodes: The standout driver was the U.S. commercial segment, where sales surged +149% YoY to $764 million . This significantly beat the analyst estimate of $716.4 million, a figure CE