It Looks Like Higher Rates Are on the Way
THE SO WHAT
Higher rates directly compress the AI trade—raising discount rates on long-duration growth stories and making leveraged infra plays more fragile. Operators should expect tighter funding, more scrutiny on unit economics, and slower willingness to prepay for speculative AI capacity.
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