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AI Tech Fears Push Global Credit Spreads to 17-Month High

Bloomberg Technology Friday 23 October 2026, 02:13 UTC By Katherine Doherty, Finbarr Flynn and Dipika Lalwani 1 min read
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AI Tech Fears Push Global Credit Spreads to 17-Month High Metrics across global bond markets are signaling their biggest risk-off sentiment in more than a year, as a selloff in AI stocks and growing geopolitical tensions caused investors to seek out safe-haven assets. On Friday, spreads on dollar bonds of higher-rated Asian companies widened to their highest levels since last July, moving in tandem with credit markets more broadly. The move mirrors a jump in corporate bond yield premiums...

AI Tech Fears Push Global Credit Spreads to 17-Month High Metrics across global bond markets are signaling their biggest risk-off sentiment in more than a year, as a selloff in AI stocks and growing geopolitical tensions caused investors to seek out safe-haven assets. On Friday, spreads on dollar bonds of higher-rated Asian companies widened to their highest levels since last July, moving in tandem with credit markets more broadly. The move mirrors a jump in corporate bond yield premiums globally, which surged to their widest since May 2025, reaching up to 129 basis points, a Bloomberg index shows.
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