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Barry Eichengreen on AI

2 quotes from Barry Eichengreen on the wall, 2026, newest first. Each one is verbatim and links to where it was said. Sources include Social Europe. Topics: money, culture. Open on the wall.

1. We can only hope that their regulators are watching

   News16 October 2026Social Europe#money

   From the same Social Europe essay, on banks' indirect exposure to AI-linked private credit risk.

   After the AI Bubble Bursts

2. If the price of Meta shares falls, Mark Zuckerberg will buy fewer castles in Ireland

   News16 October 2026Social Europe#money#culture

   Economist Barry Eichengreen, writing in Social Europe (2026) about the risk of an AI stock bubble bursting, downplays the consequences of a Magnificent 7 crash.

   After the AI Bubble Bursts