'Disorderly correction' to AI-fuelled surge in US stocks could 'spill over' to Irish economy, Central Bank warns

Director of financial stability at the Central Bank, Mark Cassidy, pointed out that gains in US equity markets are increasingly concentrated in just a handful of tech firms

The Central Bank said the stretched valuations seen in global financial markets, as well as continued trade and economic uncertainty, are the main risks facing the financial system in Ireland. Photo: Leah Farrell/Rollingnews.ie

A “disorderly correction” to global equity markets, which are experiencing an AI-fuelled surge particularly in the US, could “spill over to the domestic economy through several channels”, the Central Bank of Ireland has warned.

In its latest Financial Stability Review, the Central Bank said the stretched valuations seen in global financial markets, as well as continued trade and economic uncertainty, are the main risks facing the financial system in Ireland.