On "Bloomberg Real Yield", Maureen O'Connor, global head of high-grade debt syndicate at Wells Fargo Corporate & Investment Bank, and Amanda Lynam, head of macro credit research at BlackRock (BLK), talks with Matt Miller about credit spreads, issuance and risks tied to the boom in AI growth. There's a frenzy of development going on to support the AI revolution, and with it an insatiable demand for debt to fund it. Some estimate the overall infrastructure roll-out cost could reach $10 trillion, and with so many lenders lining up to throw cash at the assets, the fear is a bubble is building.
BlackRock, Inc., formerly BlackRock Funding, Inc., is an investment management company. It provides a range of investment management and technology services to institutional and retail clients. Its diverse platform of alpha-seeking active, index and cash management investment strategies across asset classes enables the Company to tailor investment outcomes and asset allocation solutions for clients. Its product offerings include single- and multi-asset portfolios investing in equities, fixed income, alternatives, and money market instruments. Its products are offered directly and through intermediaries in a range of vehicles, including open-end and closed-end mutual funds, iShares and exchange-traded funds, separate accounts, collective investment funds and other pooled investment vehicles. It also offers technology services, including the investment and risk management technology platform, Aladdin, Aladdin Wealth, eFront, and Cachematrix, as well as advisory services and solutions.
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