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03.06.26 - 00:57
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"The Value Didn′t Arrive": Bain Finds Cost-Savings From AI Are Falling Far Short Of Projections (ZeroHedge)
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"The Value Didn't Arrive": Bain Finds Cost-Savings From AI Are Falling Far Short Of Projections
Now that attention within the AI revolution has one again firmly turned toward the cost-benefit equation (i..e., ROI) of tokens (see "From Singularity To Tokenomics: The AI Narrative Just Hit A Serious Snag") in particular, and the trillions behind the AI spending rollout in general, and we say once again because every few months we get some iteration of the following report from Goldman published almost two years ago today...
... we have more bad news: according to a global survey by Bain, cost savings from automation are broadly falling short of projections. Which means that those expecting big savings from their investments in artificial intelligence, which is most companies, will be disappointed.
The missed targets “should be making executives uncomfortable,” since many of them are approving increased spending for artificial intelligence on the basis of expected savi...
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02.06.26 - 21:36
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HSBC Warns Of Commodity "Super-Squeeze" As Goldman Hikes Copper Forecasts (ZeroHedge)
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HSBC Warns Of Commodity "Super-Squeeze" As Goldman Hikes Copper Forecasts
Copper is inching closer to its mid-May all-time high of $14,153 a ton on the London Metal Exchange, trading around $13,832 on Tuesday morning, as Goldman raised its year-end price targets and HSBC warned that commodities face a "super-squeeze" with the Hormuz maritime chokepoint still largely shuttered in early June.
Let's begin with HSBC analysts, who wrote in a note to clients that "metal prices are generally in an upswing, driven by supply disruptions for some commodities due to the Middle East conflict and strong structural demand."
They warned that commodities were facing a "super-squeeze" with the Strait of Hormuz still blocked.
HSBC's note comes after Goldman analysts led by Aurelia Waltham told clients Monday that the core issue with copper markets right now is supply:
Year-to-date data does suggest that supply recovery from previous disruption events has trailed our exp...
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02.06.26 - 21:24
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Goldman′s Solomon Sees More Greed Than Fear in Markets (Bloomberg)
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Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon says a boom in equity markets is being driven by an appetite for profit that's outweighing fears about economic disruption and inflation risks. He speaks during an appearance at the Economic Club of New York. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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02.06.26 - 19:39
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Euro Area Inflation Tops 3.0% For First Time Since 2023, Cementing ECB Rate Hike (ZeroHedge)
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Euro Area Inflation Tops 3.0% For First Time Since 2023, Cementing ECB Rate Hike
Euro Area inflation topped 3% for the first time since September 2023, further cementing expectations for a rate hike when the ECB meets next week.
Consumer prices rose 3.2% from a year ago in May, and up from 3% the previous month, in line expectations. But core inflation, which excludes volatile items like food and energy, jumped more than anticipated to 2.5% (technically 2.55%), while the closely watched services gauge jumped to 3.5%, the highest since last November, and non-energy industrial goods inflation printing at 0.87%YoY.
Energy inflation increased to 10.9%YoY, while food, alcohol and tobacco inflation fell to 1.97%YoY, notably below the weak 2.2%YoY Goldman was expecting.
“The acceleration of headline and core inflation in May cements the case for a 25 basis-point rate increase from the ECB next week. Those moves have been driven by services prices, which have probably been pushed up by pass-thr...
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02.06.26 - 19:06
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SpaceX Wants Fee Cut From Bankers Chasing $500 Million Windfall (Bloomberg)
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Elon Musk's SpaceX is negotiating to pay razor-thin fees to Wall Street firms handling its IPO — but banks are still likely to rake in about $500 million from the record-setting market debut.
Musk's space and artificial-intelligence conglomerate is negotiating to pay less than 0.75% for the $75 billion it aims to drum up in an initial public offering this month, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Even at that low spread, it will likely amount to one of the biggest fee events ever for Wall Street firms that arrange public listings.
The lead banks — Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley — are positioned to take in a bigger share of the fee pool than the other 21 brokers involved. For more, we speak with Sri Natarajan, Chief Wall Street Correspondent for Bloomberg News. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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