JPMorgan Flags $5 Trillion AI Buildout as Risk to High-Grade Bond Rally

3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 14

Stephanie Doyle of JPMorgan Asset Management said the high-grade corporate bond rally could be derailed by a bigger-than-expected jump in AI-related borrowing and fading retail demand.
The concern centers on a technology buildout projected to cost $5 trillion by the end of 2030, which has so far produced an orderly wave of debt issuance rather than market disruption.
Doyle is watching tech companies' 2027 capital-spending plans for signs that borrowing could become excessive and start pressuring investment-grade credit.
The warning tempers JPMorgan's otherwise bullish stance on high-grade debt by highlighting how issuance growth and investor demand could shift the rally's trajectory.

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