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A BrAIve New World For High Yield Authored by Luke Coha via BondVigilantes.com, As the world grapples with how AI will shape and change our lives going forward from the mundane, like automated homes or more clever apps, to more existential threats (opportunities?) leading to job and possibly sector obsolescence and related, broader social implications, it’s definitely well accepted that the demand for AI computing power is enormous and growing. Estimates vary, but they are all astronomical, ranging from $5 trillion to $7 trillion in capital investment needed to fund the global...

Tailing 7Y Auction Sees Lukewarm Foreign Demand, Jump In Direct Buyers The week's final coupon auction per the truncated pre-FOMC schedule has come and gone, and like yesterday's 2Y and 5Y, was also mediocre at best. The sale of $44BN in 7Y paper stopped at a high yield of 4.175%, down from 4.255% in March; and like the week's previous auctions, the 7Y also tailed the 4.170% When Issued by 0.5bps, which makes it 4 auctions that have not stopped through in a row. The bid to cover was better, rising to...