WEAK OUTLOOKS FROM QUALCOMM AND ARM DEEPENED THE SELLING, SPARKING A BROADER FLIGHT TO SAFETY. TREASURY YIELDS FELL SIX BASIS POINTS TO 4.83%, BITCOIN DROPPED 5.4% TO $75,810, WHILE OIL ROSE 2.7% TO $90.54 A BARREL.

Weak forward guidance from Qualcomm and Arm deepened a selloff in semiconductor and chip-design names, and the pressure spread into broader risk markets. Treasury yields fell six basis points to 4.83% as investors bought duration, a classic flight-to-safety move that reflects rising demand for government paper over equities and speculative assets. Bitcoin dropped 5.4% to $75,810, consistent with risk appetite unwinding across high-beta holdings, while oil rose 2.7% to $90.54 a barrel, a move that points to a supply or geopolitical premium rather than growth optimism and therefore sits uneasily alongside falling yields. Qualcomm and Arm are the most directly exposed through earnings-driven repricing of their growth multiples, while the dollar and Treasuries absorb the defensive bid. Traders will watch the upcoming US CPI release for signs of whether the yield decline reflects a durable shift in inflation expectations or only a temporary haven rotation.

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