7 h. ago Bank watchdog boss says ‘plenty to worry about’ including AI bubble risk

Sam Woods also told City bosses and top bankers that potential US banking reforms would be ‘highly risky’.

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8 d. ago Funds warn AI bubble is biggest risk: But investors still pile in as FOMO grips markets

As US tech stocks continue to surge, IMF chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas (pictured) said valuations in the AI sector were 'quite stretched'.

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8 d. ago AI bubble now number one risk for markets, say fund managers

Fund managers' worries about a bubble - when share prices surge to unsustainably high levels - have tripled over the past month, according to the poll from Bank of America.

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1 week ago Is the AI bubble about to burst? JP Morgan boss joins dire warnings from BoE and IMF about risk of stock market crunch

JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon said he was 'far more worried than others' about the risk of a serious correction.

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2 w. ago IMF chief warns ‘uncertainty is the new normal’ in global economy

Kristalina Georgieva outlines mounting risks to economic stability before fund’s annual meetings next weekBank of England warns of growing risk that AI bubble could burstGold price tops $4,000 for first time as investors seek safe havenThe head of the International Monetary Fund has issued a stark warning about the mounting risks facing the global economy, saying: “Buckle up: uncertainty is the new normal.”As finance ministers and central bankers prepare to meet in Washington for the IMF’s annual meetings next week, its managing director, Kristalina Georgieva said the world economy had shown surprising resilience in the face of Donald Trump’s trade war. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Bank of England warns of growing risk that AI bubble could burst

Possibility of ‘sharp market correction has increased’, says Bank’s financial policy committee Business live – latest updatesThe Bank of England has warned there is a growing risk of a “sudden correction” in global markets as it raised concerns about soaring valuations of leading AI tech companies.Policymakers said there were also threats of a “sharp repricing of US dollar assets” if the Federal Reserve lost credibility in the eyes of global investors. It comes as Donald Trump’s continues to attack the US central bank and threaten its independence. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Bank of England warns growing risk AI bubble could burst; gold hits new $4,000 an ounce record – business live

Soaring tech valuations could drop amid potentially ‘disappointing’ progress on AI, central bank says; gold has doubled in two years and extends 50% rally so far this yearPeter Hargreaves, the billionaire co-founder of Hargreaves Lansdown, is retiring from the UK’s largest personal investment site, seven months after its £5.4bn acquisition by private equity firms. Hargreaves, 79, who set up the business in 1981 in the back bedroom of his house in Clifton with Stephen Lansdown, is handing his board position to his son Robert and said this “marks a proud new chapter in the family legacy”. His firm pioneered “DIY” investments, allowing people to invest directly in shares via its website without costly financial advisers.The Bristol-based company said he had rejoined the board earlier this year to “provide continuity and support through a period of change” following its takeover by a private equity consortium of Jersey-based buyout giant CVC Capital Partners, Sweden’s Nordic Capital and...

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2 w. ago Bank of England sounds alarm over AI tech bubble and warns of 'sharp market correction'

The Bank of England has sounded the alarm over the risk of an AI bubble in financial markets that threatens to send shock waves across the globe.

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