AI Regulation Fears Hit Semis; CPI/PPI Update, Fed Meeting, and Oil Above $100
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David Bahnsen hosts the Monday Dividend Cafe from the Newport Beach studio, recaps the show’s weekly content cadence, and reviews a relatively calm market day after a volatile weekend. Nasdaq and S&P finished down about 0.5% with semiconductors down 5.6%, tied to a weekend letter from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urging major AI labs to slow development and seek regulation, with support from Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and Google’s AI leadership. Bahnsen notes heightened volatility, a brief 10-year yield move above 5%, and sector performance led by communication services while technology lagged. He says credit spreads remain benign but will be key to watch. He covers August CPI (0.4% headline, 0.3% core), elevated PPI (5.4% y/y), tanker shipping up ~300% amid Red Sea/Strait of Hormuz disruptions, cooling housing markets, the Fed meeting with an 86% implied hike probability, and WTI crude above $100 after a Saudi pipeline shutdown.
00:00 Welcome Back Monday
01:08 Program Cadence Explained
03:24 Market Selloff Recap
04:30 Anthropic AI Warning
07:28 Volatility and Credit Signals
09:05 Policy and AI Regulation
09:45 Inflation CPI and PPI
10:55 Shipping and Housing Cooling
12:04 Fed Meeting Rate Decision
13:18 Oil Surge and Wrap Up
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David is the Founder, Managing Partner, and the Chief Investment Officer of The Bahnsen Group.
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