Tech shares came under pressure this week, with the sell-off gaining steam on Friday following a much stronger-than-expected US payrolls report. Yields moved higher across the curve, oil was higher, and Bitcoin faltered. Much of this was driven by higher inflation expectations and a lower likelihood that the Fed will cut rates in the foreseeable future.

There are no shortage of investors which think stocks are well over-baked, especially stocks of companies that are directly or indirectly associated with the ongoing A.I. hype. It has appeared for weeks that this was nothing more than scaremongering as stocks continued their stratospheric rise. However, the past week saw scepticism start to set in as investor concerns regarding valuations broadened. Tech stocks led the sell-off, although there were few places to hide as mo