Macroeconomics

Weekly Market Monitor

14 August 2026 | 3 minute read
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The AI trade is increasingly permeating all parts of the market, including credit markets, where AI capex has driven a significant increase in issuance. AI-related issuance now accounts for 16-23% of gross issuance in the US IG, HY and Leveraged Loan markets, as well as a sizable share of non-USD IG markets. While US corporate fundamentals remain strong for both AI and non-AI companies, AI-related issuance may weigh on tech spreads, and we continue to prefer equity exposure to the AI theme over credit given upside potential. 

Chart shows year-to-date AI-related issuance across debt markets in billions of dollars on the left-hand side and as a share of total gross supply on the right-hand side.

Source: GS Global Investment Research and GS Asset Management. As of July 25, 2026. Chart shows year-to-date AI-related issuance across debt markets in billions of dollars on the left-hand side and as a share of total gross supply on the right-hand side. “AI capex” refers to AI capital expenditures. “IG” refers to Investment Grade. “HY” refers to High Yield. “Lev Loans” refer to Leveraged Loans. “CAD” refers to Canada, “CHF” refers to Switzerland, “GBP” refers to Great Britain, “JPY” refers to Japan and “AUD” refers to Australia. These figures include AI and AI-adjacent sectors. For AI-adjacent sectors (Energy & Utilities, Oil & Gas, Machinery, Chemicals, Metal & Steel), GIR assumes only 30% of gross issuance is AI-related. 'We' refers to Goldman Sachs Asset Management. For Illustrative Purposes Only.

Download the full document, which includes the chart of the week and insights on market developments. On pages 3 and 4, we further recap equity sector, size and style returns, global index returns, as well as rates and spread movements and a monthly snapshot of global equity valuations.

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