Alphabet Q2 revenue reached USD 119.8B, Google Cloud grew 82%, and Cloud backlog rose to USD 514B. 2026 capex guidance rose to USD 195B-205B, while Q2 capex exceeded operating cash flow and FCF turned negative by about USD 5.9B.
1. Demand is real and constrainedCloud growth accelerated, API token usage jumped, Gemini reached 950M MAU, and management said compute remains supply constrained.
2. Suppliers win firstTraderXYZ showed MU, SK Hynix, DRAM, AMD and Nvidia up while GOOGL fell about 4.7%, matching the capex split logic.
3. Taiwan did not confirm the good newsTaiwan Weighted faded to about -0.8%, and TSMC traded around NT$2375-2380, down about 0.8%-1.0%. Margin and overseas-cost concerns remain.
4. Oil and rates remain the ceilingBrent settled near USD 94.07 and U.S. 10-year yield rose near 4.65%. AI earnings fight a tougher discount-rate backdrop.