#bonds

Amazon raised at least $25 billion in the bond market to fund AI infrastructure, on top of the $54 billion it already borrowed in March. Hyperscalers used to pay for capex out of cash flow. Now they issue debt, and fixed coupons meet uncertain AI revenue.

The Fed sets an overnight rate. Your 30-year mortgage is priced off the 10-year Treasury plus a spread that nobody at the Fed controls. That's why rates have gone UP after cuts, more than once, and why waiting for the Fed is a losing strategy.

A bond is just a loan you make to a government or company, with the terms written down. Here is how the coupon, face value, and maturity fit together, why bond prices move opposite to interest rates, and what role bonds actually play in a regular investor's portfolio.