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Andrew Bailey: “The issue is not simply that investors are borrowing more, but that leverage is interacting with high valuations and…”

On the recordAugust 31, 2026
The issue is not simply that investors are borrowing more, but that leverage is interacting with high valuations and market concentration, in particular the increasing cross-investment between artificial intelligence (AI) companies and hyper scalers, in a way that could amplify a future market correction.
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Andrew Bailey
Missouri

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Warning about AI's impact on global markets.

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