Debt Spirals vs. AI Factories: The Great Macro Divide of 2026

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• Global debt to GDP is 310%. The spending problem at the federal, state, local level, the spending problem in every country... ultimately breaks.

  60% confidence

• America's energy independence and massive technological lead mean it is winning the most critical race in history, warranting a bullish investment stance

  60% confidence

• The tech industry's massive AI infrastructure buildout is sustainable only if bond markets stabilize; rising Treasury yields and global debt-to-GDP of 310% threaten financing costs for unprecedented capex spending

  60% confidence

• The appropriate response to macro uncertainty is to narrow the portfolio down to a few high-conviction names rather than taking a strong directional macro bet

  60% confidence

• Alphabet raised full-year capex guidance to $180-$190B

  60% confidence

• Bond markets are pricing the sovereign debt problem, evidenced by the 30-year Treasury at 5.2% and the potential unwind of the Japanese carry trade as a possible catalyst

  60% confidence

Cited in these Via News reports

• Fed's Waller Revives Rate Hike Talk as 30-Year Treasury Hits 5.11%, Triggering Global Bond Selloff →
• Fed's Waller Revives Rate Hike Threat as Iran War Drives Global Inflation Surge →
• Fed's Waller Warns of Rate Hikes as Iran War Inflation Derails Global Cut Cycle →
• Waller Puts Rate Hikes Back on the Table as 30-Year Treasury Yields Reach 5.11% →