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RenMac Off-Script: Black Friday, Black Leather, and Red Flags*

2026-11-1352:14

What's next for NVIDIA as scandal impacts the AI trade? RenMac examines the potential fallout for semiconductor leadership, tightening chip export controls, and why Jeff sees a tactical bounce rather than a lasting recovery. The team also discusses rising real yields, why Neil believes the Fed is falling behind inflation with multiple rate hikes ahead, and how higher borrowing costs are reshaping market leadership. Guest Michael Gunther of Consumer Edge reveals signs of a more cautious consumer, from slowing discretionary spending and growing demand for discounts to the surprising rise of higher-income shoppers at dollar stores.

RenMac Off-Script: Neocloudy With a Chance of Defaults*

2026-11-0601:05:31

RenMac breaks down the accelerating selloff in semiconductors, why Jeff sees signs of forced liquidation but isn't convinced the market has reached a durable bottom, and how deteriorating credit conditions are threatening the AI trade. The team also discusses why the Democratic midterm sweep could increase costs and delay data center construction, the growing financing risks facing leveraged neocloud providers, and whether nearly $900 billion in Anthropic commitments could create vulnerabilities across the AI ecosystem. Guest economist Guy Berger examines a slowly recovering labor market, why AI has yet to meaningfully disrupt employment, and how falling asset prices could threaten consumer spending and economic growth.

RenMac Off-Script: Mag Seven, Meet the Other 493

2026-10-3048:40

RenMac breaks down the sharp reversal in AI stocks, why the Mag Seven are losing their grip on market leadership, and how 777 advancing stocks in the Russell 1000 signal a rotation into defensives despite weakness in the broader index. The team also discusses why real yields above 2% are favoring staples, utilities, and healthcare, widening BB credit spreads and the growing appeal of bonds, why the Fed's decision to hold rates could leave it further behind the inflation curve, and how the approaching midterms could reshape market expectations, AI regulation, and the outlook for data center investment.

RenMac Off-Script: Shoot First, Buy Later

2026-10-2347:01

RenMac breaks down why Thursday's tech wipeout looks like forced liquidation rather than a bottom, with semis and hardware stuck at 20-day lows, shorts covered but not yet reloaded, and credit stress creeping up the quality ladder. The team also discusses why a Fed likely on hold in October still points to a December hike, Charlie Cook's midterm map, a cautious consumer facing high mortgage rates, France's blowing-out CDS spreads, and the week ahead in the FOMC, September core inflation, and Alphabet, Microsoft, and KLA earnings.

RenMac Off-Script: Higher for Longer, Wronger for Longer?

2026-10-1640:51

RenMac breaks down another round of troubling inflation data and why the Fed’s reluctance to hike in October likely cements action in December. The team examines why improving market breadth may be misleading as defensive stocks lead, growing stress in credit markets, and how rising living costs and geopolitical risks could shape the midterms and markets.

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