TREE NEWS reports: BofA Securities chief investment strategist Michael Hartnett warned that a Democratic sweep in the US midterm elections could trigger a more than 10% drop in US stocks, a weaker dollar, and lower bond yields, while risking a burst of the AI bubble. He called the scenario the biggest tail risk, with Polymarket odds now at 50% versus 10% for a Republican sweep. He also flagged surging global bond yields as the main threat to AI capex.
BofA’s Hartnett: Democratic sweep in midterms could crash US stocks, burst AI bubble
AI take
Hartnett's warning reframes the AI trade as politically contingent, tying its fate to election outcomes rather than just fundamentals. The 50% Polymarket odds make this a live scenario, not a fringe risk. His focus on bond yields as a threat to AI capex suggests the real vulnerability is financing costs, not sentiment. Whether markets begin pricing this tail risk before the midterms is the key dynamic to watch.
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