Chip Rally Has Consequences for Hyperscalers

Micron's blowout AI earnings sent memory stocks surging 16% — but the consequences hit fast. Apple raised prices across MacBooks and iPads by up to $500, Microsoft hiked Xbox pricing, and every Mag Seven name traded lower. The chip boom is feeding the same inflation problem the Fed is already fighting.KPMG now expects two rate hikes by year-end. May core PCE held at 3.4% YoY, GDP was revised sharply to 2.1%, and oil rebounded after an IRGC attack on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz threatened the fragile US–Iran peace deal. In Australia, employment surprised massively to the upside at +40,300 jobs — ASX futures up 9 points at 8,755.Covered today: Micron's $22bn in locked-in orders and what it means for hyperscaler margins, Apple and Microsoft passing costs through to consumers, the PCE inflation read and Fed hike outlook, the Hormuz incident and oil dynamics, commodities getting belted on the week, Australian employment and RBA minutes preview, plus the week ahead with non-farm payrolls brought forward for Independence Day.Daily pre-market analysis from MPC Markets. Subscribe for updates.