Reuters reports the Federal Reserve is torn between cutting rates to support a weak housing market and holding steady because AI data-center investment is running hot. A booming, capital-hungry tech sector can keep policy tighter even as housing softens, pushing mortgages higher and supply lower.
— This links tech-investment cycles to monetary policy choices that shape housing affordability for millions.
msmash
2025.09.09
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The BLS downward revision and consecutive weak monthly prints (August +22k; June revised to -13k) strengthen the 'cut rates' side of the Fed’s dilemma even as AI-driven capex runs hot, directly echoing the tension described in the idea.
Halina Bennet
2025.08.20
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Reuters note that the Fed is balancing housing weakness against surging AI-sector spending on data centers in its rate deliberations.
Alexander Kruel
2025.08.20
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Cites Sam Altman predicting 'trillions' in data‑center spend and an industry trend where computer manufacturing and data‑center construction outpace other categories, directly linking AI investment booms to macro choices and capital allocation.
Alexander Kruel
2025.08.05
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The post asserts that in the past six months AI infrastructure spending contributed more to U.S. growth than consumer spending and now exceeds dot‑com‑era telecom/internet investment as a share of GDP, effectively acting as a 'private‑sector stimulus,' directly echoing the thesis that AI capex is now a macro driver shaping policy tradeoffs.