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<ul><li>Brookfield is close to acquiring a Sydney office property for $318 million amid APAC real estate growth.</li><li>Macquarie has completed an $8.3 billion acquisition of Qube, a significant player in Australian logistics.</li><li>ESR has divested stakes in a Yokohama warehouse, while Brookfield and GIC target a $2 billion deal.</li></ul>

Brookfield is close to acquiring a Sydney office property for $318 million amid APAC real estate growth.Macquarie has completed an $8.3 billion acquisition of Qube, a significant player in Australian logistics.ESR has divested stakes in a Yokohama warehouse, while Brookfield and GIC target a $2 billion deal.

Asia Real Estate Tracker (17-Feb-2026): Brookfield nears $318M Sydney office deal.

Asian Hedge Fund Manager, Long Short Equity, Macro

David Mudd

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>The U.S. market will experience increased turbulence in 2026 as the Federal Reserve continues to ease monetary policy and inflationary pressures intensify.  Speculative market sectors are already under pressure.</li>
<li>There is a disconnect between the Administration's claims about lowering prices and consumers' concerns about affordability.  The disconnect is driven by inaccurate BLS inflation numbers that are greatly understated.</li>
<li>The FOMC shows a historic split in the course of Fed actions through 2026, which will continue to unsettle markets regardless of who the next Fed Chairman is.</li>
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The U.S. market will experience increased turbulence in 2026 as the Federal Reserve continues to ease monetary policy and inflationary pressures intensify.  Speculative market sectors are already under pressure.
There is a disconnect between the Administration's claims about lowering prices and consumers' concerns about affordability.  The disconnect is driven by inaccurate BLS inflation numbers that are greatly understated.
The FOMC shows a historic split in the course of Fed actions through 2026, which will continue to unsettle markets regardless of who the next Fed Chairman is.


US: Economic Policy Goes on the Naughty List in 2025

Semiconductor & Technology Specialist, Ingenuity

William Keating

Semiconductor & Technology Specialist

Ingenuity

Our focus is exclusively on in-depth research & consulting in the broader semiconductor industry. We focus on the key players, namely Intel, Micron, Qualcomm, Apple, Samsung, NVIDIA, AMD, TSMC & Global Foundries - as well as some of the lesser known, but nonetheless critical, companies such as ASML (for EUV), Mellanox, Cavium, Xilinx etc. We specialise in their products, roadmaps, process technologies, competitive advantages & threats etc. We also help our clients understand the implications of new and emerging technologies, e.g. 3D X-Point, 3D NAND, Carbon Nanotubes, Autonomous Driving, Graphene, Silicon Photonics, Wafer-Level Optics, Artificial Intelligence, FPGA, GPU, ASIC etc. 

Semiconductor Analysis & Research

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<li>Fresh on the heels of his podcast meltdown, Mr. Altman has had to scramble to walk back his CFO's assertion that a potential federal bailout was on her agenda.</li>
<li>One of Mr. Altman's revenue generating ideas is to lease AI compute directly to others. Of course, that's compute capacity he can't afford to purchase in the first place. </li>
<li>Mr. Altman wants OpenAI to be all things to all people all at once. That's a strategy that rarely ends well. Let's see..</li>
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Fresh on the heels of his podcast meltdown, Mr. Altman has had to scramble to walk back his CFO's assertion that a potential federal bailout was on her agenda.
One of Mr. Altman's revenue generating ideas is to lease AI compute directly to others. Of course, that's compute capacity he can't afford to purchase in the first place. 
Mr. Altman wants OpenAI to be all things to all people all at once. That's a strategy that rarely ends well. Let's see..


OpenAI. Is The Narrative Slowly Disintegrating ?

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<li>Chinese AI model downloads have surpassed those of the U.S. putting at risk the valuations of the large hyperscalers in the U.S.</li>
<li>Chinese open-source AI models offer a more secure, efficient, and lower cost alternative to Chat GPT -5 , Claude 4.5 Sonnet, and other U.S. LLMs.  </li>
<li>We believe that there will be a turning point when investors will realize that the Chinese open-source AI models have undercut the premise of U.S. global dominance of AI.</li>
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Chinese AI model downloads have surpassed those of the U.S. putting at risk the valuations of the large hyperscalers in the U.S.
Chinese open-source AI models offer a more secure, efficient, and lower cost alternative to Chat GPT -5 , Claude 4.5 Sonnet, and other U.S. LLMs.  
We believe that there will be a turning point when investors will realize that the Chinese open-source AI models have undercut the premise of U.S. global dominance of AI.


CHINA'S AI COMMODITIZATION: Can Global AI Valuations Survive?

AI | Semiconductors | Commodities, Mint Finance

Raghav Vashisht

AI | Semiconductors | Commodities

Deep Fundamental Analysis

Mint Finance

Mint Finance's investment research blends deep fundamental analysis with technical & quant insights. Investment strategies straddle across multiple asset classes with risk management embedded into every trade to deliver an outsized reward-to-risk ratio.

Mint Finance's research is centered around three key themes. First, energy transition and climate change. Second, artificial intelligence. Third, shifting world order with its impact across politics and monetary economics.

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<li>Citi’s claim that AI has triggered the first true semiconductor upcycle in 25 years is partially convincing but also shows signs of overreach.</li>
<li>While ASPs have soared and logic chip margins are inflated, signs of margin compression, overordering, and inventory noise suggest the pricing boom may be peaking.</li>
<li>Investors may need to distinguish between capital-efficient AI bets and overleveraged plays, especially as credit markets begin to price in growing execution and demand risks.</li>
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Citi’s claim that AI has triggered the first true semiconductor upcycle in 25 years is partially convincing but also shows signs of overreach.
While ASPs have soared and logic chip margins are inflated, signs of margin compression, overordering, and inventory noise suggest the pricing boom may be peaking.
Investors may need to distinguish between capital-efficient AI bets and overleveraged plays, especially as credit markets begin to price in growing execution and demand risks.


Citi’s AI Supercycle Thesis Faces a Logic Check

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Asia Real Estate Tracker (17-Feb-2026): Brookfield nears $318M Sydney office deal.

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Asia Real Estate Tracker

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David Mudd

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Mr. Altman wants OpenAI to be all things to all people all at once. That's a strategy that rarely ends well. Let's see..

William Keating

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Chinese AI model downloads have surpassed those of the U.S. putting at risk the valuations of the large hyperscalers in the U.S.

David Mudd

Citi’s AI Supercycle Thesis Faces a Logic Check

Citi believes AI has sparked a semiconductor upcycle, but warnings about potential overreach and pricing peaks still exist. Investors should be...

Mint Finance

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Asia Real Estate Tracker (17-Feb-2026): Brookfield nears $318M Sydney office deal.

Brookfield is set to acquire a Sydney office for $318M, while Macquarie finalizes an $8.3B Qube deal, and ESR sells Yokohama warehouse stakes amid...

Asia Real Estate Tracker

US: Economic Policy Goes on the Naughty List in 2025

US market will have increased turbulence in 2026 as the Federal Reserve continues to ease monetary policy & inflationary pressures intensify....

David Mudd

OpenAI. Is The Narrative Slowly Disintegrating ?

Mr. Altman wants OpenAI to be all things to all people all at once. That's a strategy that rarely ends well. Let's see..

William Keating

CHINA'S AI COMMODITIZATION: Can Global AI Valuations Survive?

Chinese AI model downloads have surpassed those of the U.S. putting at risk the valuations of the large hyperscalers in the U.S.

David Mudd

Citi’s AI Supercycle Thesis Faces a Logic Check

​Citi believes AI has sparked a semiconductor upcycle, but warnings about potential overreach and pricing peaks still exist. Investors should be...

Mint Finance

Citi believes AI has sparked a semiconductor upcycle, but warnings about potential overreach and pricing peaks still exist. Investors should be...