What should investors be watching if inflation moves higher – as money supply data portends it will – into year end? What happens to equity markets and other parts of the economy if the AI trade loses momentum?
Fortress Chief Investment Strategist Elizabeth Burton joined CNBC Power Lunch with Brian Sullivan to share her views on these questions and more.
- On inflation: Elizabeth is watching M2 data and the velocity of money - data points which indicate inflation will increase by year-end, an out-of-consensus view.
- On AI: it’s potentially the single biggest risk to the broader equity story, and if more jitters emerge in AI investments there could be wide-spread impacts across the economy.
- On investment opportunities: defense themes like water, energy, cybersecurity historically have kept pace with broader markets with less beta, and the opportunity window should extend beyond 2026.
