Episode summary
Bloomberg Surveillance TV: September 21st, 2026 | Bloomberg Surveillance
Bloomberg Surveillance
· · 21 min · Hosts: Tom Keene, Paul Sweeney, Lisa Mateo, Michael Barr · Guests: Ulrike Hoffmann-Burchardi, Bob McNally, Baiba Braze
Summary
Stocks were firmer as oil retreated, and the first segment argued that equities still have room to run because growth is being reinforced by three forces at once: government spending, corporate spending, and resilient consumer demand. The guest from UBS said the AI capex boom is already running at 2.5% of US GDP and could reach 1.2 trillion globally next year, while rate hikes remain a headwind but are unlikely to derail the rally unless they become much more aggressive. She also argued that AI is broadening beyond software into robotics and the physical economy, which could support semicap demand and shift leadership away from the largest digital incumbents.
Key takeaways
- The UBS guest said equities have “more runway but less room for error” because growth is being driven by fiscal spending, AI capex, and resilient consumers.
- She expects only one more Fed hike, and said even 50 to 75 basis points would not necessarily derail stocks.
- The guest argued AI demand is increasingly moving into robotics and the physical world, creating more demand for semis and semicap equipment.
- She prefers equal weight over S&P cap weighting and wants exposure through three themes: AI, electrification, and longevity.
- The Rapidan Energy guest said a US ban on diesel exports would likely raise coastal diesel prices and damage the US’s reputation as a safe place to invest.
- Latvia’s foreign minister said Russia’s covert sabotage and influence efforts are likely to intensify, making air defense, drones, and allied intelligence cooperation more important.
Notable quotes
“Equities have more runway but less room for error. Earnings and broader leadership can drive the next leg higher”
“We see strong economic growth ahead. um governments are spending, corporates are spending and the consumer is spending”
“We think you should be invested in atoms over bits. So, more the physical economy than the digital economy”
“prices for diesel abroad would skyrocket. And since the northeast of the United States and the West Coast”
“The risk is the president in desperation may choose it to get that short-term few weeks of a lower pump price”
How the episode opens
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Eureka Hoffman Chandi of UBS writing, "Equities have more runway but less room for error. Earnings and broader leadership can drive the next leg higher. Eureka joins us now for more.
Eureka, good morning.
Good morning. — Why positive and constructive on broader leadership here?
We see strong economic growth ahead. um governments are spending, corporates are spending and the consumer is spending and these are three strong forces. We have the largest economies in the world on fiscal stimulus mode.
US, China, Germany and Japan. We have AI capex now at 2.5% of US GDP. We see it going higher globally to 1.2 trillion next year.
And then we have the consumer resilient. We saw retail spending up again months over months and even higher when you take out or just focus on the control group. So very strong backdrop for growth and that drives equity more so than rates.
A rate hikes then not a headwind. — They are headwind but it's the rate of change that matters. We see one more hike ahead. It may be more but certainly we haven't seen yet a cycle that is akin to 99. Right? We saw 1.75% in less than a year.
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Topics
- economy
- markets
- finance
- investment
- world markets
Companies and tickers mentioned
- UBS
- UBS
- Rapidan Energy Advisors
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