• Homrich & Berg flagged a surge in AI-related corporate borrowing as hyperscaler issuance nears USD 500 billion in 2026, about one-third of IG supply.
• Spread widening framed as a supply-driven technical, not deteriorating fundamentals toward default, given AA/AAA balance sheets and average net debt/EBITDA near 0.2x.
• Core risk seen as rating drift if leverage keeps rising; combined capex projected near USD 785 billion in 2026, climbing above USD 1 trillion in 2027.
• Senior hyperscaler debt viewed as low default-risk due to parent support; project-level or securitized structures seen as higher impairment risk.
• Cloud revenue acceleration highlighted as a potential offset, with Google, AWS, and Azure growth near 50% so far in 2026.

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