Thu, 23 Oct 2025

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 The Briefing Room

Could an AI bubble or so-called ‘shadow banking’ threaten the global economy?

* Fragile stock market bubble fueled by excitement over Artificial Intelligence
* Rapid growth in lending by private companies (shadow banks) that may be built on shaky ground, similar to the subprime mortgage crisis
* Threat of renewed trade war under Donald Trump's tariffs Experts include:
* Katie Martin, Financial Times markets columnist
* Duncan Weldon, economist and author of "Blood and Treasure"
* Simon French, Chief Economist at Panmure Liberum
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