Nedgroup's David Roberts and Alex Ralph: Why bonds are not the way to play the AI theme

Global AI-linked debt issuance to hit $570bn in 2026

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An investment process is defined as much by what it avoids as by what it buys. In 2026, the clearest example of discipline being tested is the wave of debt being issued to fund the AI build-out.

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