Markets & Meaning - AI, Rates and Market Signals - May 2026In our latest episode, Sean explores why markets are beginning to look beyond geopolitical headlines and refocus on earnings, valuations and long-term opportunity. The discussion unpacks how the AI trade is broadening beyond headline names into the wider infrastructure supporting data centre growth, including semiconductors, networking and power. Using examples such as Intel and NVIDIA, Sean explains why semiconductor companies continue to outperform, while software businesses face growing questions around AI disruption. The episode also examines why gold has recently behaved more like a play on interest rates than a traditional safe haven, and what higher oil prices could mean for investors, inflation and interest rates. Overall, the conversation reinforces why markets often move ahead of the news cycle, and why long-term investors should remain focused on structural trends rather than short-term noise.LISTEN TIME: 18:59 MIN