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Fed’s Bowman Says AI Now Drives About a Quarter of America’s Excess Inflation

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Key takeaways

  • The chips fueling the AI boom now show up on the Fed's inflation ledger, and rate hikes can't touch them.
  • Exposed: QQQ, AIQ, TLT, TIP, MSFT
  • Market reaction: price tracking starts with the next trading session.

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Fed’s Bowman Says AI Now Drives About a Quarter of America’s Excess Inflation

The chips fueling the AI boom now show up on the Fed's inflation ledger, and rate hikes can't touch them. One stock collects the higher prices while another pays them, and a December decision could split their fortunes.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF+0.0% 18d

    iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF: Treasury bond prices move with interest-rate expectations. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story.

  • IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF+0.4% 18d

    iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF: Treasury bond prices move with interest-rate expectations. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story.

  • QQQ Invesco QQQ-9.8% 30d

    Invesco QQQ: it holds the big tech and AI names. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story.

  • TIP iShares TIPS Bond ETF+0.9% 18d

    iShares TIPS Bond ETF: it is a common hedge when prices rise. Linked by “inflation” (inflation and prices) in this story.

  • JPM JPMorgan Chase-0.1% 30d

    JPMorgan Chase (national commercial banks): rate changes move lenders' margins and borrowers' demand. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story.

  • BAC Bank of America-11.4% 30d

    Bank of America (national commercial banks): rate changes move lenders' margins and borrowers' demand. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story.

  • DHI D.R. Horton+6.7% 30d

    D.R. Horton (operative builders): rate changes move lenders' margins and borrowers' demand. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story.

  • SCHW The Charles Schwab

    The Charles Schwab (security brokers, dealers and flotation companies): rate changes move lenders' margins and borrowers' demand. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
TLT+1.21%+1.27%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
IEFNo price data for this ticker———————
QQQ-6.13%-1.68%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
TIP+0.93%+0.72%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
JPM-1.72%-0.42%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
BAC-1.69%-0.16%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
DHINo price data for this ticker———————
SCHWNo price data for this ticker———————

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

Fed’s Bowman Says AI Now Drives About a Quarter of America’s Excess Inflation 24/7 Wall St.

Source: 24/7 Wall St.

How far Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) has moved since 11 Nov 2026

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Bank Of America (BAC)three days earlier-0.16%final price
Bank Of America (BAC)five days earlier-1.69%final price
Jpmorgan Chase (JPM)three days earlier-0.42%final price
Jpmorgan Chase (JPM)five days earlier-1.72%final price
Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)three days earlier-1.68%final price
Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)five days earlier-6.13%final price
Ishares Tr (TIP)three days earlier+0.72%final price
Ishares Tr (TIP)five days earlier+0.93%final price
Ishares Tr (TLT)three days earlier+1.27%final price
Ishares Tr (TLT)five days earlier+1.21%final price

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Who gains and who loses around Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)

Companies mentioned with this story

  • QQQ Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1

    Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 11 Nov 2026 story “Fed’s Bowman Says AI Now Drives About a Quarter of America’s Excess Inflation.” Reason on file: Invesco QQQ: it holds the big tech and AI names. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story

  • AIQ Global X Fds

    In “Fed’s Bowman Says AI Now Drives About a Quarter of America’s Excess Inflation,” Global X Fds (AIQ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF: it holds the big tech and AI names. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story

  • TLT Ishares Tr

    For “Fed’s Bowman Says AI Now Drives About a Quarter of America’s Excess Inflation,” Ishares Tr (TLT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF: Treasury bond prices move with interest-rate expectations. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story

  • TIP Ishares Tr

    For “Fed’s Bowman Says AI Now Drives About a Quarter of America’s Excess Inflation,” Ishares Tr (TIP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares TIPS Bond ETF: it is a common hedge when prices rise. Linked by “inflation” (inflation and prices) in this story

  • MSFT Microsoft

    In “Fed’s Bowman Says AI Now Drives About a Quarter of America’s Excess Inflation,” Microsoft (MSFT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Microsoft (prepackaged software): big tech's AI spending and demand drive its shares. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story

  • JPM Jpmorgan Chase

    For “Fed’s Bowman Says AI Now Drives About a Quarter of America’s Excess Inflation,” Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: JPMorgan Chase (national commercial banks): rate changes move lenders' margins and borrowers' demand. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story

  • GOOGL Alphabet

    For “Fed’s Bowman Says AI Now Drives About a Quarter of America’s Excess Inflation,” Alphabet (GOOGL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Alphabet (computer programming, data processing, etc.): big tech's AI spending and demand drive its shares. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story

  • BAC Bank Of America

    Bank Of America (BAC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 11 Nov 2026 story “Fed’s Bowman Says AI Now Drives About a Quarter of America’s Excess Inflation.” Reason on file: Bank of America (national commercial banks): rate changes move lenders' margins and borrowers' demand. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story

Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)

On 11 Nov 2026, “Fed’s Bowman Says AI Now Drives About a Quarter of America’s Excess Inflation” is the story that connects Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) to this story.

The link for Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is this: Invesco QQQ: it holds the big tech and AI names. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story

Also listed, Global X Fds (AIQ): Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF: it holds the big tech and AI names. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story

The price range for Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ), and the dates in the story

AIQ traded between 61.70 and 67.40 across 11 sessions. The latest close on file is 62.94. QQQ traded between 680.34 and 757.18 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 685.32. TLT traded between 76.44 and 80.56 across 16 sessions. The latest close on file is 79.46.

How strong the case is around Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)

46 out of 100

“Fed’s Bowman Says AI Now Drives About a Quarter of America’s Excess Inflation” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies.