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Stock Market Recap: Q2 Rebalancing, Fed Hikes, AI Deals

Full daily recap of 12 major market-moving events:

  1. JPMorgan estimates up to $165B equity-to-bond rebalancing by quarter-end (largest in 4+ years). Big sellers: Japan GPIF ~$60B, Norway Norges ~$40B, US pensions ~$55B, Swiss SNB ~$25B. Retail poured ~$150B into equity ETFs last month (2nd largest inflow ever).

  2. SpaceX $SPCX signed ~$150M/month compute deal with Reflection AI (Nvidia GB300 at Colossus 2), potentially $6.3B through 2029. Adds to customers like Anthropic/Google/Cursor.

  3. Palantir $PLTR foundational in US Army NGC2 data layer (Foundry as cloud layer, Anduril Lattice tactical).

  4. Top options volume: $TSLA 3.3M, $NVDA 2.9M, $SPCX 1.2M, $AMZN 1.1M contracts.

  5. BofA now forecasts 3x 25bp Fed hikes (Sep/Oct/Dec) to 4.25-4.5% by YE2026, first cuts in 2028.

  6. Qualcomm $QCOM in advanced talks to acquire Modular AI chip startup (~$4B valuation).

  7. Trump signed quantum EOs: US quantum computer in 5 years + post-quantum crypto transition by 2031.

  8. Google $GOOGL investing $75M in A24 for AI film tools (first studio equity stake).

  9. Micron $MU strategic AI memory/storage deal with Anthropic (HBM/DRAM/SSD + Series H investment).

  10. Nvidia $NVDA launched Halos robotics safety system (first integrator: Agility Digit).

  11. Chevron $CVX 20-year gas power deal with Microsoft $MSFT for 2.67GW West Texas data center (Kilby project, FID later 2026).

  12. "WALL STREET IS THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH."

Relevance

Direct market intelligence for portfolio monitoring (growth/tech holdings: GOOGL, AMZN, NVDA-adjacent, TSLA, PLTR exposure via defense/AI). Highlights macro flows, Fed policy shift, AI infra spending, and M&A. No direct tie to Hermes/Norviq/Loci/ObsidianBrain dev work.

Notes

High-signal daily digest. Strong retail inflows + institutional rebalancing pressure noted. Options activity skewed to mega-cap tech/AI names. Quantum and defense AI angles worth watching.