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Chip Complex Cracks as Intel, AMD Slide 4% Despite Relief in Long-End Yields

Semiconductor selloff decouples from rates narrative while cybersecurity leaders CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks extend declines, signalling broad de-risking in 2026's most crowded growth trades

Intel and AMD each fell roughly 4% and NVIDIA finished flat as the semiconductor complex sold off even as Treasury long-end pressure eased, breaking the rates-driven correlation that has governed tech leadership. CrowdStrike sank 7% despite a Truist price target increase to $245, with Palo Alto Networks off 5%, evidence that positioning — not discount rates — is now the dominant driver.

BREAKING STORYBEARISH19 Aug 2026

Rates & Bonds AI & Semiconductors EquitiesINTC AMD NVDA CRWD PANW+2Read report →

AI Semiconductor Complex Buckles: Broadcom Slides as Analysts Comb Wreckage for Bargains

A broad de-rating across AI hardware names sends Broadcom lower and pushes KLA into upgrade territory, while BofA flags 16 beaten-down AI-linked stocks spanning hardware, internet and power infrastructure.

The AI trade entered a fresh drawdown phase, with Broadcom leading declines and a punishing July for semiconductor capital equipment names. Sell-side desks are now differentiating between valuation resets and genuine demand deterioration, with KLA upgraded on weakness and BofA circulating a list of 16 oversold AI-linked names.

SPECIAL REPORTBEARISH14 Aug 2026

AI & SemiconductorsAVGO KLAC CSCO NOW SOX+1Read report →

China's SMIC Lifts Prices as AI Demand Tightens Mature-Node Capacity

Semiconductor Manufacturing International shares climb on stronger-than-expected Q2 earnings and price increases, lifting the broader Asian chipmaking complex as AI-driven order books absorb legacy foundry supply.

SMIC posted robust second-quarter results and is raising prices amid surging AI-linked demand, a signal that pricing power is spreading beyond leading-edge logic into mature-node foundry capacity. Chip peers traded higher in sympathy, while a separate LG–Nvidia robotics and AI-factory partnership underscored the widening industrial reach of the AI capex cycle.

SPECIAL REPORTBULLISH14 Aug 2026

AI & Semiconductors Industrials & Materials AsiaNVDA 0981.HK TSM ASML.AS SOXRead report →

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