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Bank for International Settlements @BIS_org 9h

#BISBulletin: AI-related debt is growing rapidly, even compared with past credit booms. Its financial stability risks depend partly on whether the productivity gains needed to repay it materialise. Read more: bit.ly/4sqAqWA

Chart illustrating AI credit booms compared to past good and bad credit booms over five years. The x-axis represents years since boom start, while the y-axis shows credit level. The "Total debt (median)" line is red and gradually increases. The "Bad booms (mean)" line is light blue and mostly flat. The "Good booms (mean)" line is dark blue and slightly inclines. A shaded region in blue shows the 95% range for bad booms. The chart is by the Bank for International Settlements.

Bank for International Settlements @BIS_org 10h

In case you missed it: AI infrastructure is increasingly being built on credit. Long-term debt and off-balance-sheet vehicles are financing the build-out but may also concentrate risks among a small number of firms and investors.
Read more: bit.ly/4sqAqWA
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A chart titled "Rising capital expenditure feeds an AI credit boom" shows two bar graphs. Graph A on the left displays the rise in capital expenditure for AI companies from 2020 to 2026, with a notable increase reaching approximately 800 billion USD by 2026. Graph B on the right illustrates hyperscalers issuing more and longer-term debt from 2021 to 2035, with pink bars for issued debt and blue bars for maturing debt. The data is from the Bank for International Settlements.

Bank for International Settlements @BIS_org 1d

In case you missed it: between 2021 and 2025, 55% of investment in AI firms came from peers. In many of these deals, the firms also shared a commercial relationship. A new #BISBulletin maps these circular relationships. bit.ly/4z6pLTg

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Bank for International Settlements @BIS_org 2d

Since 1850, 568 official currencies have come into use around the world, and 163 are in use today. A new global database records when and why these currencies were created and replaced.
bit.ly/3Wu5sBa

Bank for International Settlements @BIS_org 3d

The #BaselCommittee has published the finalised the text of its consolidated guidelines and sound practices and is welcoming comments on proposed consequential amendments to the Basel Framework until 21 December 2026. Find out more: bit.ly/4t1eh1L