### 5. Macroeconomic and Global Factors
- Interest rate environment and Federal Reserve policy impacts
- Global economic conditions affecting technology spending
- Currency fluctuations impacting international operations
- Geopolitical tensions affecting technology trade
- Inflation impacts on operational costs and pricing power
- Energy costs and sustainability considerations
Executive summary — lead conclusions
Amazon sits at the intersection of two powerful, opposing currents: an unprecedented AI infrastructure supercycle that makes AWS a strategic cash engine, and a simultaneous constellation
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* Active and Convergent Enforcement: Amazon faces intensifying, coordinated regulatory pressure from both EU and UK authorities, with significant financial exposure demonstrated by Italy’s €752.4 million fine (reduced from
