global AI expansion: Rising borrowing costs signal funding risks for global AI expansion: Report
- Jefferies analyst Christopher Wood warned investors to closely monitor borrowing conditions as rising credit risks threaten the massive capital expenditures required to expand AI infrastructure.
- Investors rapidly lost confidence in CoreWeave this past week, causing bond prices to crash with a more than 60% likelihood of default placed by the market.
- Oracle faces permitting delays at data center projects in New Mexico and Wisconsin, while SoftBank completed another $30 billion investment in OpenAI on October 1.
- Barclays reported credit spreads for risky AI debt surged more than 50% over six months, while insurance costs for SoftBank debt spiked to more than $40,000 per $1 million.
- David Munves, head of credit strategy at AIR Platforms, noted a "collective realization" last week that AI surge risks were greater than anticipated, revealing a potential mismatch between debt and future revenues.
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Goldman's Lynam Isn't Worried About Access to Debt Amid AI Buildout
Amanda Lynam, chief credit strategist at Goldman Sachs, says recent widening in AI-related credit spreads resembles an earlier episode but differs because high-yield debt is now leading the move and investors are raising fundamental questions. She speaks on "Bloomberg The Close." (Source: Bloomberg)
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Market selloff, rising rates test data center boom
HONG KONG — A market selloff is forcing companies driving the global AI boom to delay fundraising plans or pay more for capital as investors demand proof they can absorb rising interest rates and computing-power costs.
Weak links start to show in AI borrowing | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Trillions of dollars in borrowed money have powered the artificial intelligence boom. But now there is growing uncertainty around just how easily more money can be obtained — and how much of it will be paid back.
Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) Bull Case Faces Pressure As AI Data Center Delays And Rising Funding Costs Mount
Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) is pushing ahead with heavy AI infrastructure spending, backed by a $664 billion cloud backlog and strong Oracle Cloud Infrastructure growth. The company is funding a significant portion of this expansion through customer prepayments, supplier financing, and planned debt raises, creating a layered and complex capital structure. Rising credit default swap spreads […]
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