aceThreat of AI share crash puts world financial stability at risk, says IMF
The threat of an AI share price crash rippling out across global markets is putting world financial stability at risk, the International Monetary fund has warned. In its twice-yearly Global Financial Stability Report, the IMF highlighted the sky-high valuations for AI companies along with their increasing debt pile as one reason that risks in the system are “elevated”. “The consequences of an AI correction could be global,” it warned. Aside from the US, Asian markets would be most exposed, and the UK and euro ar…
High AI company valuations and exposure to US AI assets are currently supporting the global economy through wealth effects.
A correction in highly valued, leveraged AI-related assets could sharply reduce investment, trigger equity market corrections, tighten financial conditions, and create global spillovers.
The warning is framed as a plausible future catalyst rather than an observed crash, with uncertainty about whether massive hyperscaler investment is needed and how large economic gains will be.
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- JournalismThe Guardian2026-10-13
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