Part 10A cheap top
Michael Howell of Capital Wars says he underestimated AI spending’s lift to earnings; David George at a16z credits technology with about 76% of S&P 500 profit growth through late August.
The Bubble Is in the DenominatorPerson · Capital Wars
Michael Howell appears in Part 7, Part 10 of The Buildout. Part 7: The Fed Hiked. The Long End Still Climbed.; Part 10: The Bubble Is in the Denominator. Argued in Part 7 (Growth: yields are catching up), Part 10 (A growth signal near a peak).
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Part 10 · A growth signal near a peakSep 25, 2026
The creator underestimated the pace of earnings growth in 2026: valuation multiples compressed as expected, but corporate earnings expanded far more rapidly than anticipated, fuelled by AI investment, which is why equities, notably technology…
Part 10 · A growth signal near a peakSep 11, 2026
Higher bond yields reflect an economy growing faster than official policy settings can comfortably accommodate and a policy framework increasingly dependent upon maintaining abundant liquidity.
Part 07 · Growth: yields are catching upAug 23, 2026
The convenience yield of Treasuries measured against similar-duration AAA domestic bonds appears stronger rather than weaker, and conventional term premia have been broadly stable over the past year, so these indicators do not support the argument…
The Fed Hiked. The Long End Still Climbed. Who is on each side Source
Part 07 · Growth: yields are catching upAug 23, 2026
Suppressing the long end of the yield curve is like holding a beachball underwater: it may work temporarily but the outcome is unstable, because holding long yields down flattens the term structure via arbitrage and shifts pressure to the front…
The Fed Hiked. The Long End Still Climbed. Who is on each side Source
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Part 10A cheap top
Michael Howell of Capital Wars says he underestimated AI spending’s lift to earnings; David George at a16z credits technology with about 76% of S&P 500 profit growth through late August.
The Bubble Is in the DenominatorPart 10The bill raises the rate
Michael Howell reads the curve more kindly.
The Bubble Is in the DenominatorPart 07The calm is real
Michael Howell saw the same calm in the premium investors pay to hold Treasuries rather than comparable AAA bonds.
The Fed Hiked. The Long End Still Climbed.Part 07Three prices for 5%
Michael Howell estimates nominal output is expanding at roughly 7% to 8% and says a 10-year yield near 5% remains about two percentage points too low.
The Fed Hiked. The Long End Still Climbed.Across the DeepStack reading
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