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Apr 2024
19m 52s

Should we worry about private credit?

Financial Times & Pushkin Industries
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Private credit is booming, nearing $2tn in assets globally. Most of that debt is being traded out of the public eye, a fact highlighted in the latest Global Financial Stability report from the IMF. Is the IMF right to be worried? We discuss. We also short media coverage of Jamie Dimon and go long vowels. 


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