US growth and portfolios hinge on a single AI factor
Data-center buildout, industrial reshoring, and fiscal stimulus drive growth regardless of Fed cuts
Roughly half of trend GDP growth is tied to AI compute demand with thousands of data centers still in the pipeline. Chips Act capacity, defense spending, and retroactive tax cuts already legislated add over $100 billion in household cash flow into 2026. Consensus inflation drifts toward 3.7% before 2% target in mid-2027 while most FOMC voters rule out cuts and some discuss hikes.
| Instrument | Side | Target | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHY | Long | When fiscal impulse is locked in and inflation path stays above target, front-end yields should stay elevated; short-duration Treasuries capture carry with less duration risk than betting on near-term cuts. |
Classic 60/40 has become the same concentrated AI bet in equities and credit
The ten largest S&P 500 names are about 39% of the index while nearly half of investment-grade issuance funds hyperscaler data centers and most venture capital flows to AI. Diversification requires an explicit non-AI sleeve because bond and equity sleeves now correlate through the same technology capex cycle.
| Instrument | Side | Target | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSP | Long | Equal-weight broad US equity reduces top-decile AI concentration implicit in cap-weighted benchmarks while keeping beta to the domestic economy. |
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