PIMCO · lotfi karoui · 08/10/2026
The Credit Market Lens: The AI Split Between U.S. Dollar and Euro Investment Grade
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Key arguments
- AI investment has created a divergence between U.S. dollar and euro investment grade credit markets.
- U.S. IG issuers have benefited from AI-related issuance and strong fundamentals, leading to tighter spreads.
- Euro IG markets have lagged, with less AI-driven issuance and slower economic growth.
- The AI split is sustainable as long as AI capex continues, but a slowdown in AI sentiment could lead to spread widening.
Risks
- AI-related capital expenditure could disappoint, leading to spread widening and underperformance of AI-heavy issuers.
- Higher-for-longer interest rates could pressure corporate balance sheets and increase default risk.
- Eurozone economic weakness could deteriorate credit fundamentals further, widening the divergence.