Carson Block Lays Out Bearish Credit ETF Bets Amid AI Fears

Carson Block

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Famed short seller Carson Block is placing bearish bets on some of the biggest corporate credit ETFs as a way to hedge the risk of economic malaise caused by AI.

In a Bloomberg Television interview Tuesday, the Muddy Waters Capital founder doubled down on his view that credit spreads could widen as a result of artificial intelligence-led job losses.