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The Data Behind the Narratives

Hand-picked macroeconomic indicators pulled directly from primary sources (US Census, BLS, Federal Reserve) and refreshed on the release schedule. No analyst spin, just the numbers that move markets, with the context that makes them useful.

Rates & Valuation

US Government 10-Year Yield History

Long-term government yield, 1800 to present

5.00%30 bps above long-run avg
Oct 2026 · 10-year par yield

The latest reading sits against a 4.70% average across 1800 to 2025. The full chart shows how today's rate compares with inflation shocks, wars, recessions, and the pandemic low.

Source: US Treasury + historical public sourcesOpen chart →

S&P 500 Forward P/E vs the 10-Year Yield

Weekly forward 12-month P/E against the 10-year Treasury

19.2x0.2x above 10-year avg
Sep 2026 · 10Y at 5.18%

A 10-year yield above 4.50% has tended to squeeze what investors pay for earnings. The chart marks every week the yield crossed that line and shows what the market multiple did next.

Source: FactSet Earnings Insight + FREDOpen chart →

Earnings & Cash Flow

S&P 500 Operating Cash Flow by Sector

Tech vs its customers, 2025 actual vs 2028 consensus

+146%Other sectors +54%
Tech · $1.18T to $2.89T by 2028

Analysts covering tech expect its cash flow to more than double. The sectors that buy from tech are forecast to grow far less, and the two sets of forecasts don't add up.

Source: Bastion data, analyst consensusOpen chart →

Stock Returns

S&P 500 AI Stock Index

1-year return of the AI stocks vs the rest of the index

+52.0%Non-AI +13.0%
As of Oct 24, 2026 · 44 AI stocks

Equal-weighted index of the 44 AI stocks in the S&P 500 against the other 456 members, with every constituent by group.

Source: Bastion dataOpen chart →

S&P 500 AI Losers

1-year return of the stocks AI could hurt vs the rest of the index

-4.4%Rest of S&P 500 +14.6%
As of Oct 24, 2026 · 39 stocks

The S&P 500 companies whose business AI could hurt, with the reason for each, and whether analysts are cutting their profit forecasts or only the price has fallen.

Source: Bastion data, bank researchOpen chart →

Construction

AI Infrastructure CapEx

US Data Center Construction Spending

$85.0B+73.2% YoY
Aug 2026 · $B (annualized)

The single cleanest, most objective indicator of real AI infrastructure investment in the United States. Not forecasts, not analyst commentary — physical capital expenditure on the buildings that house hyperscaler servers, updated monthly. A leading indicator for compute supply, power demand, and the addressable market for every name in the AI infrastructure chain.

Source: US Census BureauOpen chart →

Indicators are refreshed automatically on release day. Numbers come directly from files published by each agency. No transformations are applied beyond seasonal adjustments published by the agency. More series are added as we vet them; the criterion is “does this actually help an investor decide something?”