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Concentrated Markets: Ai Chips, Oil, and Liquidity

Six books on why global indexes now hinge on a small set of chipmakers, energy chokepoints, and central-bank liquidity rather than broad economic strength.

6 booksMay 16, 2026

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Asia's trillion-dollar titans are powering — and distorting — its fastest growing...cnbc.com It’s Not Just U.S. Stocks. A.I. and Oil Are Moving Global Markets, Too.nytimes.com War, inflation and Trump’s tariffs have shaken the US. Why does the stock market...theguardian.com

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1. Chip War
Stephen Graybill, Chris Miller
Chip War explains the geopolitics and industrial control of semiconductors that underlie AI-driven stock concentration...
Shelf signal: International Economics
2. The Nvidia Way
Tae Kim, Michael Braun
The Nvidia Way offers company-level strategy and industry context for how a few GPU and chip firms become market-moving...
Shelf signal: Tech Industry
3. Chokepoints
Edward Fishman
Chokepoints connects energy geopolitics and oil-price shocks to broader market movements and national leverage over...
Shelf signal: International Relations
4. The Lords of Easy Money
Christopher Leonard
The Lords of Easy Money shows how central-bank policy and liquidity have kept markets elevated despite geopolitical and...
Shelf signal: Banks & Banking
5. The Problem of Twelve
John Coates
The Problem of Twelve analyzes the political and economic risks when a small set of firms gain outsized influence over...
Shelf signal: Private Equity
6. Flash Boys
Michael Lewis
Flash Boys provides historical context on market structure, algorithmic trading, and concentration pressures that...
Shelf signal: Economic Trends
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