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October 12, 2026 - AI Has a Power Problem. Rising Bond Yields Could Make It Worse.
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Wall Street is betting billions on the AI revolution. But two powerful forces could threaten the economics of the boom: rising bond yields and a power grid struggling to keep up.
In today's Market Pulse, we examine the collision between tightening financial conditions and the enormous infrastructure demands of artificial intelligence.
Higher Treasury yields are raising the cost of capital just as AI investment requires unprecedented spending on data centers, electricity generation, and grid infrastructure. Meanwhile, power availability is emerging as a critical constraint that even the deepest pockets in Silicon Valley cannot easily overcome.
What does this mean for technology valuations, corporate investment, and the sustainability of the AI trade? And could the next major challenge to the rally come not from disappointing AI adoption, but from the physical and financial costs of building it?
The AI revolution may be accelerating. But the infrastructure needed to power it—and the capital required to finance it—could determine who ultimately wins.
Market Pulse by Orestes Capital — institutional-grade market insight without the noise.
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