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AI investment increasingly shapes global economy
The global AI buildout is driving up consumer electronics prices, with RAM prices projected to rise another 40-50% next quarter.
Key takeaways
- AI investment is reshaping the global economy
- Shares in tech's Magnificent Seven have fallen 10% on growing input costs and data-center spending concerns
- US steel demand has grown so fast that the industry is power-constrained and competing for electricity with data centers
The global AI buildout is driving up consumer electronics prices, with RAM prices projected to rise another 40-50% next quarter. While memory chip manufacturers profit, shares of the 'Magnificent Seven' tech giants have dropped 10% due to rising input costs and data-center spending concerns. Additionally, surging US steel demand has left the steel industry power-constrained as it competes for electricity with the data centers it builds.
By the numbers
- 40-50%
- Expected increase in RAM prices in the coming quarter
- -10%
- Fall in Magnificent Seven shares due to input costs
Why this matters
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RAM prices are expected to increase a further 40-50% in the coming quarter
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