Walser: Fed's 2% Inflation Goal 'Will Never Happen' Due to AI 'Capital Wars'

"Warsh really had to do what he was expected to do," says Rebecca Walser on the Fed's decision to hike interest rates by 25 bps. She says the FOMC's goal to reach 2% inflation "will never happen" due to AI hyperscaler CapEx ballooning, making the argument the committee needs a new benchmark. Rebecca explains how she sees the AI "capital wars" playing out in the years to come as Anthropic and OpenAI raise safety warnings. That said, she believes investors need to stay invested in AI-tied stocks.

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