Fault Lines

Systemic risk in geopolitics, credit and markets.

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AI Bubble

The capital cycle behind the buildout, and how it is financed.

Capital Cycle

The AI capital cycle and how it is financed

The technology may be transformative and the financing structure may still be unsound. These are separate questions and they are constantly conflated.

The Editors · 12 August 2026 · 8 min read