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Jon Authers

Jon Authers

John Authers is a senior markets editor at Bloomberg News and a Bloomberg Opinion columnist, formerly chief markets commentator and head of the Lex column at the Financial Times.

Aug 19, 2026

4:49
So is that why the US government is jumping in here because we're sort of in financial crisis territory?
4:55
Certainly not in, [laughs] certainly not in '07 territory, but in terms of are the same ultimate dynamics happening that this could create issues, that this is something we don't want to keep happening because it could begin to create problems in the economy.
5:12
Yes.
5:13
One other issue that is particularly troubling at the moment, uh, which is an extremely positive sign for the overall economy but has its negative side effects, is all the investment in AI.
5:28
So there are all these massive new data centers being built, which some people living nearby dislike.
5:35
They cost a lot of money.
5:38
Generally speaking, even the very big companies with lots of cash on their balance sheet that are building them are borrowing to do so.

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22:11
... for the economy.

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