MS Fixed Income Team on Financing the AI Infrastructure Buildout, Hyperscale CDS, AVGO & NVDA Backstop Deals | Ep. 322

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July 31, 2026 06:23 PM GMT

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Vishwas Patkar

Strategist

MS Fixed Income Team on

Financing the AI Infrastructure

Buildout, Hyperscale CDS,

AVGO & NVDA Backstop Deals

| Ep. 322

Carolyn L Campbell

Strategist

Lindsay A Tyler

Credit Analyst

Fixed Income Analysts Vishwas Patkar, Carolyn Campbell &

Lindsay Tyler address rising investor concerns about the ability

to finance a multi-trillion dollar AI infrastructure buildout. The

team covers hyperscaler CDS widening, ORCL recent ratings

downgrade, off-balance sheet chip-based financing, and AVGO &

NVDA backstop deals.

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