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Japan MoF official says G7 and G20 see no financial instability risk from AI sell-off

Japan MoF official says G7 and G20 see no financial instability risk from AI sell-off

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Officials call the global economy resilient even as the Nikkei 225 logs its third-largest single-day point drop on record Japan’s Ministry of Finance has a message for anyone watching AI stocks tumble: the grown-ups in the room are not panicking. A ministry official said there are no concerns that the AI-driven sell-off will trigger financial instability. The official added that the global economy remains resilient. On October 15, 2026, the Nikkei 225 fell 4.9%, or 3,318 points, to close at 64,425.95. That marked the index’s third-largest single-day point drop in history.

Source: Crypto Briefing

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