Schwab links oil prices to the AI trade’s financing costs
Schwab Network’s guest argues that oil can pressure AI stocks through inflation, rate expectations and financing costs, using $105 oil as the example. He distinguishes diversified businesses with stronger investment returns from weaker firms exposed to higher capital costs. He cites private domestic demand growth of 4.9% against headline GDP growth of 3.4% as evidence of economic strength. On midterms, he says all 13 historical six-month post-election periods studied were positive, while warning that past performance does not guarantee future results.