EconomyCooler Inflation Gives the Fed More Breathing Room | Open Interest, Aug. 12, 2026

Cooling US inflation is giving the Federal Reserve more room to maneuver, while stronger artificial-intelligence earnings are reviving the AI trade. Oil prices are wavering as Donald Trump intensifies his rhetoric over the Strait of Hormuz. The program also highlights Goldman Sachs’s $2.25 billion ETF bet, the Los Angeles Lakers’ record roughly $12 billion sale, rising launch demand discussed by Firefly CEO Jason Kim, and an AI-driven boom in warehouses described by Link Logistics CEO Luke Petherbridge.