Week Ahead: Nvidia earnings, Jackson Hole

Fragile market sentiment sets the stage for a crucial week, with Nvidia earnings and Jackson Hole firmly in focus. AI financing concerns are growing as Big Tech spending accelerates, free cash flow comes under pressure and investors become increasingly sensitive to the cost of funding the AI boom. Even stellar Nvidia results may therefore struggle to impress. Meanwhile, the macroeconomic backdrop remains challenging. Elevated energy prices, stubborn inflation and rapidly growing US debt are keeping pressure on long-term yields. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is trying to contain borrowing costs, while Fed Chair Kevin Warsh favours allowing markets to play a greater role in pricing risk. Who ultimately controls the long end of the US yield curve — the Treasury, the Fed, or the bond market itself? Listen to find out more! Ipek Ozkardeskaya has begun her financial career in 2010 in the structured products desk of the Swiss Banque Cantonale Vaudoise. She worked at HSBC Private Bank in Geneva in relation to high and ultra-high net worth clients. In 2012, she started as FX Strategist at Swissquote Bank. She worked as a Senior Market Analyst in London Capital Group in London and in Shanghai. She returned to Swissquote Bank as Senior Analyst in 2020, and launched her own website ipekScope.com in 2025.