equity markets

IMF warns debt-fueled AI boom could trigger equity selloff

The International Monetary Fund has warned that the massive wave of artificial intelligence investments, increasingly financed through debt, could trigger a damaging equity market selloff, adding financial stability concerns to the growing list of risks tied to the global AI…

Global equity fundraising hits highest level since 2021

Worldwide equity fundraising reached $729.4 billion in the first half of 2026, marking the second-highest start to a year ever recorded, according to Mergermarket data reported by The Wall Street Journal. The surge reflects a wave of deal-making buoyed by…