Torsten Slok
economist
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A deal or government action that lowers oil prices would ease the upward pressure on interest rates at a time when yields are already elevated across nearly the entire global bond market,
- Slok addedNBC Newsnbcnews.com/business/markets…
Several forces suggest rates may peak within the next month,
- said Apollo’s Torsten Slok on TuesdayNBC Newsnbcnews.com/business/markets…
If every household used AI agents to optimize the return on their cash balances, banks could lose a large share of the cheap deposits they rely on to make loans, which would be a problem for the entire financial system,
- Apollo Global Management is also raising another concern... wrote Torsten Slok, the firm's chief economistCNBCcnbc.com/2026/09…
Muse and similar agentic AI assistants could soon sweep household cash automatically into accounts paying 3.3% to 5.0%, instead of the 0.1% national average on checking accounts. If every household used AI agents to optimize the return on their cash balances, banks could lose a large share of the cheap deposits they rely on to make loans, which would be a problem for the entire financial system,
- Apollo chief economist Torsten Slok wrote in an analysis last weekCNBCcnbc.com/2026/09…
He has now established that he is indeed an inflation fighter and he is committed, or the committee is committed, to inflation coming down,
It is a very important debate, why this is happening, because the diagnosis is very important for the cure,
Earlier
S&P 500 closes at record high as Nvidia nears $6 trillion milestone
NBC Newsnbcnews.com/business/markets…Wall Street rolled into 2026 on a hot streak and continued with a booming first half
CNNcnn.com/2026/10…Apollo raises specter of an AI agentic 'bank run' hitting financial industry
CNBCcnbc.com/2026/09…Meta's Muse agent is attacking one of the economy's most profitable weak spots
CNBCcnbc.com/2026/09…There is a new AI craze taking off, one that could supposedly change everything from choosing a bank account to booking a table at a restaurant
WAtodaywatoday.com.au/business/the…Bessent says US, Chinese officials considering lowering tariffs on ‘noncritical’ items
The Hillthehill.com/homenews/administr…But investors on Wall Street and other market experts don’t agree on the catalyst for the monthslong climb in those yields, which have been hovering near 5% for the past several days
Politicopolitico.com/newsletters/morni…A.I.’s Effect on the Work Force Is Showing Up in Wages
The New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/09…Rather than hopping on a phone or Zoom call with a human recruiter, candidates are increasingly being asked to speak with an AI interviewer as the first step in the hiring process
CNBCcnbc.com/2026/09…Kevin Warsh spoke — what did we learn? With Torsten Slok
Financial Timesft.com/content/92bf0764…Democrats sound alarm over AI job apocalypse — but labor market isn't following script
Fox Newsfoxnews.com/politics/dems…Average hourly earnings rose by just 0.1% from June
Guardiantheguardian.com/commentisfree/…America needs thousands of blue-collar workers to manufacture our AI future
Fox Newsfoxnews.com/opinion/america…As if this weren’t bad enough, wage growth has also slowed
Guardiantheguardian.com/commentisfree/…AI’s costly buildout complicates the Fed’s inflation fight
CNBCcnbc.com/2026/08…Tencent Holdings Ltd's financial report for the second quarter of 2026 has quickly captured market attention, especially for its massive spending on artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure
Global Times Chinaglobaltimes.cn/page/202608…Michael Burry Shares 'Three Great Charts' That Show Big AI Capex Could Unwind As Badly As Housing Did In 2008
Asianet Newsablenewsable.asianetnews.com/marke…Tim Cook says Apple may charge for AI Siri
Axiosaxios.com/2026/07…Apple CEO Tim Cook had a lot to talk about on his last earnings call as CEO, as his company's stock price trended lower on concerns about supply constraints
CNBCcnbc.com/2026/07…Inside the S&P 500 AI boom, industrials are getting as rich as tech stocks
CNBCcnbc.com/2026/07…Tesla kicked off earnings season — at least for this sector — and the shareholder letter, along with Elon Musk’s remarks during the conference call, provided some pretty incredible disclosures I imagine have some investors concerned, or at least puzzled
TechCrunchtechcrunch.com/2026/07…Analysts Hear Echoes Of Enron In AI Data Center Financing
International Business Timesibtimes.com/ai/data…Investment in artificial intelligence and related companies is lifting the stock market and spending across the economy
The New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/07…Techie Tonic: AI cybersecurity incident raises global alarm over autonomous digital threats
Gulf Newsgulfnews.com/technology/techie…Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights
Forbes UKforbes.com/sites/josipamajic…AI Responsible For Half Of 2026 US Economic Growth, Creating Unprecedented Concentration Risk
International Business Timesibtimes.com/ai/drives…AI Is Becoming An Inflation Challenge For Central Banks, BIS Says — Warns Investment Boom Could Reverse
Asianet Newsablenewsable.asianetnews.com/marke…Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights
Forbes UKforbes.com/sites/billconerly…AI Leverage Is More Worrying Than Valuations, IMF’s Adrian Says
Bloomberg Newsbloomberg.com/news/articles…Elon Musk’s SpaceX raises $75bn in world’s biggest IPO
Financial Timesft.com/content/1890e552…SpaceX IPO Draws At Least $5 Billion Order from BlackRock
The Wall Street Journalwsj.com/business/spacex…US economy's health sparks concern, with tens of thousands of jobs lost
Le Mondelemonde.fr/en/economy…In February, average hourly wages grew 0.4% and 3.8% from a year earlier, showing pay growth in the employment report
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