Blackstone president Jon Gray said France, the U.K. and continental Europe face
more urgent fiscal pressure than the United States because U.S. growth is being
supported by technology investment and an AI boom. He warned the U.S. will
eventually face hard choices but currently some European economies have much
lower growth and large fiscal deficits; historical fiscal crises are resolved
only when market pressure forces government action. Gray said AI-driven
investment is temporarily easing U.S. debt pressures by boosting growth.