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AI Boom drives up Wall Street investment-banking revenue; related fees are expected to reach this year 8500000000 USD According to BlockBeats,October 17, citing data from Crisil Coalition Greenwich, global banks' investment-banking fees from AI-related transactions this year are expected to reach 8500000000 USD, a substantial increase from last year's 3500000000 USD. The related revenue includes M&A advisory fees, as well as underwriting fees for debt and equity financing.
However, as data-center financing scales up and interest rates rise, Wall Street has also begun to assess the risks of AI investments more cautiously. Goldman Sachs CEO CEO David Solomon stated that AI ecosystem's future capital and computing-power requirements remain uncertain; Morgan Stanley emphasized that it will remain highly selective regarding the risks it assumes and the capital it deploys, avoiding transactions involving loosened credit standards.
Divergence has already emerged in the bond market. JPMorgan data show that issuance of investment-grade bonds cooled in September, while speculative-grade financing remained weak throughout the quarter.June end to October 13, the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield rose from 4.47%to 5.21%, while the yield-to-worst on high-yield bonds rose from 7.16%to 8.30%, with financing costs continuing to rise.AI financing boom continues to generate substantial fee income for banks, but issues including high interest rates, data-center returns, and borrowers' debt-servicing capacity are prompting Wall Street to tighten risk controls while pursuing revenue.
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