SK Hynix reported a seven-fold increase in operating profit alongside a multiyear backlog extending through 2029–2030. The results suggest memory prices have not yet peaked and reinforce the medium-term strength of the AI-driven investment cycle.
However, today’s strength may be sowing the seeds of tomorrow’s weakness. Firms may be paying supply-constrained prices today for computing capacity that will be delivered into a significantly more abundant ecosystem later this decade, increasing the risk of capital misallocation and secular deflation.
Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve is expected to hold rates steady today, although markets continue to anticipate another hike before year-end. The pace of any additional tightening will help determine whether policymakers can contain inflation without unnecessarily disrupting economic growth and asset markets.
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