First Fed hike in over 3 years hits just as neoclouds like CoreWeave, Lambda and Crusoe burn billions on AI compute
nateliason · x · 2026-09-17
The Fed's first rate hike in over three years lands at a tricky moment for AI infrastructure. Neoclouds such as CoreWeave, Lambda, and Crusoe are spending billions building out GPU clusters and data centers, and higher rates make that capital significantly more expensive. The author notes Big Tech can fund the buildout from cash flow, but the neoclouds face a much tougher financing problem precisely when the compute race is most capital-intensive.
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