AI Building Boom Needs $2 Trillion In Debt—And Wall Street May Not Cover Half, Analyst Says

Forbes | Aug 14, 2026 at 2:00 AM
  • Slok noted the private financing deals could offer lenders better protection by tying the debt to specific assets or contractual guarantees, unlike traditional unsecured corporate bonds.
  • Nvidia and OpenAI have reportedly discussed a data center near Columbus, Ohio, that could cost more than $500 billion.
  • Traditional bond markets have limitations on how much debt they can absorb, however, largely because investors can only take on so much exposure to the same companies or industry.