Barrons asking the question that many are “ Is the AI capex Bubble about to Burst”
… yet their numbers back up that the party continues as long as AI yields useful, higher value output.
Tarek Hamid of JPM projects more that $5T in AI DC spending from ‘26- to ‘30, with $1.5T from cash flow, $500B from new equity, $2.5T from credit markets, and $1.4T from alternative sources, like Meta’s Louisiana deal, and governments.
I think that $2.5T from credit markets is where the pain point will be for hyperscaler FCF and interest payments even after accounting for depreciation.
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