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Amazon and Intel deepen the AI sell-off
Amazon fell about 7% after hours after a weak holiday-quarter sales outlook and continued heavy cash burn for data centres, while Intel dropped about 18% after warning about weak PC demand. The decline spread to AI-cloud companies and semiconductors as memory shortages raise consumer-electronics costs.
Why it matters: Markets now want proof of returns from AI investment, raising the risk of further rotation away from richly valued technology shares. Source: Reuters.
Bank of Japan holds — but signals more increases
The Bank of Japan kept its policy rate at 1.25% by an 8–1 vote while raising its inflation forecast. One board member wanted an immediate increase to 1.5%, underlining that Japan’s policy normalisation is not over.
Why it matters: Higher Japanese rates could strengthen the yen and pull capital home from global bonds and risk trades. Source: Reuters via MarketScreener.
Lagarde to leave the ECB during a delicate rate cycle
Christine Lagarde will step down as ECB president on 7 February 2027, before the end of her term, as the ECB keeps its deposit rate at 2.5%. Klaas Knot and Pablo Hernández de Cos are seen as possible successors while an energy shock and rising sovereign yields pull policy in opposite directions.
Why it matters: The leadership change adds uncertainty to the euro-area rate path and also affects Sweden’s krona, exports and financing costs. Source: Reuters via Euronext.
Swedish companies are strong — households hit the brakes
The National Institute of Economic Research’s indicator rose to 108.1 and manufacturing reached 111.5, its highest level since August 2022. At the same time, household confidence fell eight points to 94.3 and one-year inflation expectations rose to 7.7%.
Why it matters: The split points to a stronger industrial cycle but weaker consumption, complicating the Riksbank’s policy trade-off. Source: National Institute of Economic Research.
Mistral releases downloadable cybersecurity AI
Mistral has publicly released Large 4, an open model that organisations can run on their own systems to find and fix security vulnerabilities. Local deployment reduces reliance on cloud providers, but open weights also mean access cannot be contained.
Why it matters: The tool could lower the barrier to advanced security analysis and intensify competition for private enterprise AI deployments. Source: Reuters.
