About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of AI on tech profits, recent inflation data in the US, and economic performance in Japan and Taiwan, along with the ECB's decisions.

Tech profits zoom on AI payoff. US PCE inflation up with spending up more than incomes. Japan data solid. Taiwan again excels. ECB holds.

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