AI market correction would hit real economy, IMF official says
An IMF official said an AI market correction could affect the real economy through wealth effects, with the impact depending on the scenario.
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Newsmetry API reports that a correction in the artificial intelligence market would affect the real economy, although the scale of the consequences would vary across scenarios. The assessment was given on Tuesday by a senior official at the International Monetary Fund.
Athanasios Vamvakidis, the IMF’s deputy director of monetary and capital markets, said the initial stage of an AI market correction would not necessarily spread to shares unrelated to AI. However, falling AI stock prices could reach the real economy through the wealth effect.
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The comments point to a potential transmission channel from AI equities to economic activity: lower share values may affect the economy by changing asset holders’ wealth. The eventual impact would depend on the scenario.
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- AI market correction would hit real economy, IMF official says — Newsmetry API, 13 October 2026 at 03:46 UTC
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