--- format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1" id: "b6c089d68cb6352298a6813a3431f181e6925426ee4076bbdfb763bfc4515a48" canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/b6c089d6?lang=en" title: "US High-Yield AI Debt Deals Stall as Credit Spreads Surge to 425 Basis Points" lang: "en" requested_lang: "en" available_langs: ["en","vi"] translation_fallback: null fallback_fields: [] published_at: "2026-11-12T20:39:33.000Z" category: "Funding" topics: ["funding"] source_urls: ["https://marketbrief.now/ai/us-high-yield-ai-debt-deals-stall-as-credit-spreads-surge-to-425-basis-p-ded2b415","https://huggingnews.com/ai/us-high-yield-ai-debt-deals-stall-as-credit-spreads-surge-to-425-basis-p-ded2b415"] summary: "No new high-yield bond deals in the AI sector have occurred since late October as credit spreads surged to 425 basis points, their widest level in at least two years. Investment-grade AI spreads also climbed to approximately 140 basis points as lenders grow more selective due to concerns over permitting delays and data center capital expenditure. Despite the decline in high-yield appetite, Microsoft raised $25B on Nov. 4 via a 10 tranche bond offering." --- # US High\-Yield AI Debt Deals Stall as Credit Spreads Surge to 425 Basis Points > [Open the canonical story]() **Published:** 2026-11-12T20:39:33.000Z **Category:** Funding **Topics:** funding ## Summary No new high\-yield bond deals in the AI sector have occurred since late October as credit spreads surged to 425 basis points, their widest level in at least two years\. Investment\-grade AI spreads also climbed to approximately 140 basis points as lenders grow more selective due to concerns over permitting delays and data center capital expenditure\. Despite the decline in high\-yield appetite, Microsoft raised $25B on Nov\. 4 via a 10 tranche bond offering\. ## Sources - [Story source]() - [Story source]()