Japan MoF official says G7 and G20 see no financial instability risk from AI sell-off

Officials call the global economy resilient even as the Nikkei 225 logs its third-largest single-day point drop on record Japan’s Ministry of Finance has a message for anyone watching AI stocks tumble: the grown-ups in the room are not panicking. A ministry official said there are no concerns that the AI-driven sell-off will trigger financial instability. The official added that the global economy remains resilient. On October 15, 2026, the Nikkei 225 fell 4.9%, or 3,318 points, to close at 64,425.95. That marked the index’s third-largest single-day point drop in history. The damage clustered in the names most tied to the AI and chip trade. Advantest, Tokyo Electron, SoftBank Group and Kioxia all posted heavy declines. Two forces drove the sell-off.

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