BBC News | A fresh financial crisis may be coming - it won't play out like the last one AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. The article warns that a fresh financial crisis may be looming, echoing the warning signs of the 2007‑08 collapse: risky private‑credit funds have amassed $2½ trillion, creating layers of leveraged debt; energy markets are strained by soaring oil prices and geopolitical tension in the Strait of Hormuz; and a massive influx of capital into artificial‑intelligence ventures has inflated valuations of a handful of tech giants, raising the specter of a bubble burst. Experts such as Bank of England deputy governor Sarah Breeden and economist Mohammed El‑Erian note that while banks today are better capitalised and the banking system itself is less exposed, the combination of credit‑market fragility, possible energy shocks, AI‑related asset corrections, and a weakened policy toolkit—exacerbated by fraught international relations—could together trigger a recession, with the most vulnerable populations bearing the brunt. Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp3p5l0nyevo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss #BobbySeagull #LehmanBrothers #SarahBreeden #MohammedEl_Erian