Broadcom is raising more than $60 billion in debt — potentially $100 billion including junior tranches — for AI infrastructure projects involving Anthropic, part of a broader shift from corporate balance sheets to capital markets for AI scale-out.
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Gold Surges to $4,712 as Treasury’s Doubled Buybacks and Iran Tensions Drive Demand
Spot gold reached $4,712.60 per ounce on August 24, up nearly 15% in a month, as the US Treasury’s decision to double long-term debt buybacks and the Iran conflict sustained safe-haven buying.
Eurozone Factory Growth Hits Four-Year High in August as Export Orders Turn Positive
S&P Global’s August flash PMI put eurozone manufacturing at 52.8, a 54-month high, with the composite activity index at 52.1 as new export orders turned positive for the first time since February 2022.
China and Russia Blunt Washington’s Push to Financially Isolate Iran
Despite the Trump administration declaring an economic D-Day against Tehran, Beijing and Moscow are sustaining trade and military supply lines that US secondary sanctions cannot easily reach.
Brazil’s Presidential Race Tightens to Statistical Tie With Six Weeks to Vote
A Nexus poll from August 21–23 placed Lula at 46% and Flávio Bolsonaro at 45% in a simulated runoff, closing within the two-point margin of error as Brazil’s campaign season enters a critical stretch.
Marvell Grants Google a $12.2 Billion Stake Option in Custom AI Chip Alliance
Marvell Technology issued Google warrants to buy 58.97 million shares at $206.58 each, tied to a chip partnership covering AI inference accelerators and networking components that could yield $120 billion through 2033.
Samsung’s Record $80 Billion Return Plan Sends Shares Lower on Ambiguity
Samsung Electronics announced 90–110 trillion won in shareholder returns for 2026, roughly five times its prior record, but shares fell 2.6% as investors had expected up to 150 trillion won.
Warsh Heads to Jackson Hole With Markets Split on September Rate Hike
The Federal Reserve chair delivers his first Jackson Hole keynote on August 28, with traders pricing one-in-three odds of a rate increase nineteen days later at the September FOMC meeting.
Ukraine Drones Strike Ozon Warehouse in Russia for the First Time
Ukrainian FPV drones set fire to an Ozon logistics hub in Chapayevsk, Samara Oblast on August 22, forcing over 500 workers to evacuate in the first confirmed attack on Russia’s second-largest e-retailer.
Lula Holds Slim Lead Over Flávio Bolsonaro Six Weeks From Brazil’s Vote
Datafolha puts Lula 47–43 ahead of the younger Bolsonaro in a simulated second round, but a Quaest poll finds the gap within its margin of error.