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Global AI debt issuance to top $500 billion in 2026, Morgan Stanley says
Yahoo2026.06.10
Morgan Stanley forecasts AI-related global debt issuance to more than double to nearly $570 billion in 2026, pointing to rising bond supply and credit market activity as hyperscalers turn to alternative funding sources to meet massive AI-driven capex needs. Here are some details: • Tech companies that have long relied on strong cash flows are increasingly turning to debt financing as investment needs surge • Morgan Stanley estimates AI-related global debt issuance stood at nearly $236 billion as of May 31, 2026, fourfold more than the same period last year • Hyperscalers Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta are expected to spend $700 billion in outlays this year • Morgan Stanley ex...
