Ai Hype Meets Rising Rates: Reading the S&P 500

Books that connect corporate AI adoption and unproven returns to how Treasury yields reshape S&P 500 earnings, valuation, and where the durable advantages sit.

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6 books. Added September 16, 2026.

  1. How Countries Go BrokeRay DalioRay Dalio frames how macroeconomic forces and policy shape earnings and sovereign-financial risk relevant to...Shelf signal: Money & Monetary Policy
  2. The AI EconomyRoger BootleRoger Bootle surveys AI’s realistic economic impact, helping readers judge corporate claims about AI-driven ROI.Shelf signal: AI & Machine Learning
  3. Dark PoolsScott PattersonDark Pools explains market-structure and algorithmic effects that influence short-term S&P 500 price dynamics as yields...Shelf signal: AI & Machine Learning
  4. Expectations InvestingMichael Mauboussin, Alfred RappaportExpectations Investing offers a practical framework for assessing how earnings revisions and market expectations drive...Shelf signal: Business Valuation
  5. Quality InvestingLawrence A. Cunningham, Torkell T. EideQuality Investing helps investors evaluate which S&P 500 firms are likely to convert AI adoption into durable...Shelf signal: Investment & Trading Strategies
  6. The Lords of Easy MoneyChristopher LeonardThe Lords of Easy Money traces Fed policy effects on asset prices and helps link tightening cycles to equity returns.Shelf signal: Money & Monetary Policy