Nearly half of US data center bonds this year are junk-rated
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Roughly $37 billion of the $80 billion raised for US data centers in 2026 sits below investment grade, and investors are demanding nearly 10% to hold it The AI buildout has a financing problem, and it is showing up in the bond market. Nearly half of the bonds issued to fund US data centers this year carry junk ratings. The figures come from a Forbes analysis of FactSet data, with input from Columbia Business School professor Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh.
Source: Crypto Briefing
