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Traders pile into bonds and defensive stocks as the ‘tech wreck’ picks up steam

MarketWatch · October 15, 2026 at 11:21 AM

Traders pile into bonds and defensive stocks as the ‘tech wreck’ picks up steam

The continued selloff in the AI trade is forcing investors to ditch highflying tech for relative safety of government bonds, even as hot inflation threatens to make that trade complicated.

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Traders pile into bonds and defensive stocks as the ‘tech wreck’ picks up steam

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