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AI SPENDING PROVES 'CRITICAL' TO US ECONOMY
AI hardware imports drove August price increases at the US border, with investment in the sector playing a key supporting role in the economy, according to Apollo Global Management's chief economist Torsten Slok.
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AI hardware continued to drive August’s increase in import prices, as it has throughout the year. Commodity-price volati…