Big Tech’s AI borrowing boom tests US bond market Tech Big Tech is on track to become the dominant force in the US corporate bond market, as the race to build AI infrastructure drives an unprecedented surge in borrowing that is beginning to worry investors. By the end of the decade, around half of the 10 largest borrowers in the US bond market will be [...]
Goldman Sachs AM: Investors are fleeing US stocks Investing Clients at Goldman Sachs Asset Management are increasingly asking the investment giant to move their money away from the US, bosses in the firm have warned. “The US is not thought to be as safe and dominant as it was six months ago,” Matt Gibson, head of client solutions at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, told [...]
UK investors flee bond funds amid US Treasury turmoil Investing UK investors sold £1.2bn of bond fund holdings throughout April, as US bond markets fell into turmoil over Trump’s tariffs. As Treasury yields spiked during the month over fears around the fiscal ability of the US, investors fled the asset class in droves, according to data from Calastone. At one point last month, analysts were [...]
US bond market on the verge of ‘meltdown’ as Treasury yields spike April 9, 2025 US government bonds have entered a “meltdown” as long-yield Treasuries briefly reached over five per cent last night amid market panic over Donald Trump’s tariffs. US 30-year Treasury yields spiked briefly above five per cent last night, before settling at 4.9 per cent, up from 4.45 per cent before Trump unveiled his tariffs. The last [...]