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Bank of England flags stretched AI valuations, AI debt and circular financing

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Source: Bank of EnglandAlso reported by Regulation Tomorrow (A&O Shearman), AJ Bell (PA)

The Bank of England’s July 2026 Financial Stability Report said AI equity valuations were more stretched and AI firms now make up around half of the S&P 500 by value, while hyperscalers took over 15% of year-to-date US investment-grade issuance and AI issuers 41% of non-refinancing US high-yield issuance. It explicitly flagged circular financing, where tech firms invest in AI companies that then buy their products, plus off-balance-sheet data-centre vehicles; a modelled 45% US equity fall cut UK GDP by 2.2 percentage points.

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The Bank of England named circular financing and off-balance-sheet data-centre vehicles as risks, and modelled a 45% US equity fall cutting UK GDP by 2.2 percentage points.

When
7 Jul 2026
ID
WTA-N-2026-0062
Who
Bank of England

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from Bank of England and the reporting credited above. Checked against the source on 7 Oct 2026.

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Source copy: download the source PDF as saved on 18 Oct 2026 (PDF). Document the source offers: the source PDF. Also held by the Internet Archive.

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WTA-N-2026-0062: “Bank of England flags stretched AI valuations, AI debt and circular financing.” wheresthe.ai, 7 Jul 2026. https://wheresthe.ai/d/gb-boe-fsr-ai-valuations-circular-financing-2026-07/ (source: Bank of England).

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