The growing jitters over hyperscaler debt

Bond market investors are signalling concern over hyperscaler debt levels, with Oracle's credit default swap costs hitting record highs and spreads widening across major tech companies as AI capex spending accelerates. The shift reflects market worry that massive data centre investment may outpace profitability, particularly as low-cost Chinese AI models threaten cloud provider margins.

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