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Part of Nvidia has strategic investments in Nebius Group, which is competing in the data center market against Oracle, alongside the presence of CoreWeave and OpenAI.

How could rising credit default swap costs affect Nvidia?

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Nvidia may face reduced demand for AI chips if CoreWeave and Oracle slow expansion Rising credit default swap (CDS) costs are signaling financial stress among major AI infrastructure providers like CoreWeave and Oracle. Since CoreWeave and Oracle rely heavily on Nvidia's AI chips for their cloud infrastructure, a reduction in their expansion plans would translate directly into decreased demand for Nvidia's hardware.

Reported by 13 independent outlets Written Oct 18
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The facts so far

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  • CoreWeave's CDS protection costs surged beyond 1,000 basis points, implying an approximately 63% probability of default over five years.dailypakistan.com.pk
  • CDS protection costs for Oracle climbed to approximately 300 basis points, while Nvidia’s have risen to around 90 basis points.dailypakistan.com.pk
  • CoreWeave rents NVIDIA chip capacity to AI labs and enterprises, funding that hardware largely with debt secured against the chips themselves.foreignpolicyjournal.com

Why it matters

Nvidia's growth is heavily tied to the continued, massive capital expenditure of AI cloud providers like CoreWeave and Oracle. These companies are the primary consumers of Nvidia's high-performance GPUs, and their expansion plans are central to Nvidia's revenue projections. If the financing environment tightens, forcing these key customers to self-throttle their spending, it could dampen the demand for Nvidia's most critical products.

This situation reflects a broader fragility in the AI boom, where the immense spending commitments are now being scrutinized by the credit markets. While the AI demand itself may remain strong, the increasing cost and availability of capital could trigger a targeted re-rating of highly leveraged buildout names, impacting the entire supply chain.

What we don't know yet

  • Will CoreWeave and Oracle secure investment-grade ratings to lower their borrowing costs?
  • Will hyperscalers reduce their capital expenditure, or is the financing pressure confined to smaller, leveraged players?

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What would change this answer

CoreWeave or Oracle secures investment-grade ratingsThis would lower their borrowing costs and reduce the immediate pressure on their Capex, making the negative effect on Nvidia less likely.
Hyperscalers announce reductions in AI capital expenditureThis would confirm that the financing concerns are systemic, leading to a more certain and stronger negative effect on Nvidia's demand.

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