Treasury Buybacks Are a 'Cloud' Over Markets, Apollo's Slok Says
THE SO WHAT
If Treasury buybacks are creating uncertainty around rates and liquidity, capital-intensive tech projects—data centers, fabs, long-horizon R&D—face a more volatile financing backdrop. Operators should stress-test plans against higher-for-longer funding costs rather than assuming cheap debt returns quickly.
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