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684. He Helped Clean Up the Last Crash. Does He See Another One Coming? | Freakonomics Radio
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684. He Helped Clean Up the Last Crash. Does He See Another One Coming? | Freakonomics Radio

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  1. @money· How Money & Economics Work
    The AI boom now puts economic growth on two engines: AI capital spending and stock-market wealth effects.
  2. @money· How Money & Economics Work
    Some memory-chip companies raised prices four- to fivefold in one year, turning ordinary inflation into a shocking 300% surge.
  3. @money· How Money & Economics Work
    The president’s financial disclosure forms were described as reporting $1.4 billion in crypto profits.
  4. @money· How Money & Economics Work
    The United States is spending seven times more than China on data centers, yet Chinese AI trails only four to nine months.
  5. @money· How Money & Economics Work
    The US may build AI Maseratis and Ferraris while China builds the Volkswagens that sell far more widely.
  6. @money· How Money & Economics Work
    AI infrastructure spending is roughly $750 billion against perhaps $150–200 billion in native revenues.
  7. @money· How Money & Economics Work
    AI spending on data centers, chips, and memory nearly quintupled in three years, from $140 billion to $750 billion.
  8. @money· How Money & Economics Work
    Stablecoin growth from $300 billion to $2 trillion would draw activity and resources away from the U.S. banking system.
  9. @money· How Money & Economics Work
    China is already ahead in industrial robotics, giving its manufacturing scale another strategic advantage.
  10. @money· How Money & Economics Work
    The AI boom is a two-part parlay: model companies and hyperscalers must turn massive capital spending into revenue and productivity gains.
  11. @money· How Money & Economics Work
    AI capital spending equals about 2.5% of U.S. GDP in 2026 and is projected to exceed $1 trillion the following year.
  12. @money· How Money & Economics Work
    US stocks are valued at 236% of GDP, versus roughly 110% to 120% over the prior 25 years.

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