Kevin Warsh begins his tenure as Fed Chair facing inflation pressures driven by rising semiconductor prices, a trend reversed by the AI infrastructure boom. For decades, falling chip costs helped keep U.S. inflation low, but now producer prices for semiconductors are surging, exemplified by NVIDIA's 435% increase in rack costs. This inflation feeds into consumer goods, limiting Warsh's ability to cut rates without risking further inflation. With energy prices also rising and services inflation sticky, the Fed may need to maintain higher interest rates longer, impacting borrowers and businesses. Investors should prepare for a possible new inflation regime where cheap silicon is no longer a given.
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