Competition for capital
中文标题
资本竞争
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MUFG argues AI's capital-intensive expansion has become a singular secular theme pushing global capital markets into a new regime. Combined annual debt and equity issuance is seen exceeding $5 trillion in 2026 (equity $462bn, debt $3.6tn annualized), while Big Tech shifts from net liquidity provider to heavy net consumer of capital, widening USD credit and pressuring long-end Treasury yields.
- Institution
- MUFG
- Published
- 10/13/2026
- Research topic
- S&P 500 · US Dollar (DXY)
- Time horizon
- April 2026 · 2026 · 2017 · 2025 · 2003 · 2027 · 2015
Key arguments
- AI has become a singular secular theme strong enough to drive debt and equity new issue volumes to unprecedented levels.
- Big Tech has transformed from primary provider of net liquidity to heavy net consumer of capital, evidenced by hyperscaler capex exceeding EBITDA.
- The AI financing boom is reshaping which markets compete for capital, visible in duration, credit spreads and Treasury yields.
- Higher long-end UST yields stem from a confluence of factors including AI debt supply, fiscal concerns and BOJ policy normalization.
Key numbers
- 2026 annualized debt issuance
- $3.6tn
- 2026 annualized equity issuance
- $462bn
- Hyperscaler quarterly EBITDA vs capex
- $188bn vs $182bn
- Global investible institutional capital
- Over $150tn
- US government bond market outstanding
- $35.3tn
Main risks
- Investor fatigue and scrutiny regarding the AI monetization timeline could curb demand for AI-related debt.
- Rapid AI-agent adoption could disrupt traditional software credit, triggering repricing.
- Portfolio concentration constraints and competing sovereign supply could limit absorption of long-duration AI debt.
Corresponding source evidence
1 2 3 4 5 6 The Global Competition for Capital / OCT 2026 / page 10 Sizing Total Investable Capital2 The Global Competition for Capital / OCT 2026 / page 11 The $126 Trillion Global Economy Source: International Monetary Fund, “World Economic Outlook – April 2026” Data is for 2026.
· April 2026Wall Street full year 2026 forecasts are in the $1.4 tn range.
· 2026S&P 500 buybacks, USD bn Dec 2017: TCJA tax bill enacted COVID $1 trillion Wall Street forecasts: $1.4 trillion The Global Competition for Capital / OCT 2026 / page 37 Historic AI Capex Supercycle5 Largest Infrastructure Project in History A.
· 2017
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