Bonding Over Bonds: AI Issuance and the Fed Pivot
ALLYSON KRAUTHEIM, PORTFOLIO SPECIALIST JIM JACKSON, CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER 14-Jul-2026
July 14, 2026
A wave of AI-related debt issuance from major technology companies widened tech spreads in Q2 and is beginning to reshape fixed income benchmarks. At the same time, sticky inflation pushed short-term yields higher and shifted the Fed conversation from potential cuts to whether policy may need to become more restrictive.
In this episode of Bonding Over Bonds, Portfolio Specialist Ally Krautheim sits down with Victory Income Investors' Chief Investment Officer Jim Jackson to discuss what drove markets in Q2, how AI-related debt issuance is reshaping benchmarks and how credit spreads have held up.
