An AI label alone no longer wins lenders, JPMorgan says
As default insurance on several AI-linked firms hits record costs, companies must show they can finance investment, service the debt and eventually mint cash, JPMorgan says.
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- JPMorgan said the AI label no longer guarantees financing, as lenders increasingly demand evidence that companies can fund investments, service debt and generate cash flow.
- Credit-default-swap trading tied to major AI companies surged in September, while the cost of insuring some debt-dependent firms reached levels signaling heightened default risk.
- JPMorgan said the stress is concentrated among businesses reliant on continued borrowing, but warned that a deeper AI downturn could spill into other risk assets, including Bitcoin.
