Traditional Banks Losing Ground to Fintechs and Private Credit, BCG Warns
Traditional banks are ceding the most valuable territory to fintech companies, digital challenger banks, and private credit funds, according to...
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Debevoise & Plimpton Releases Spring 2025 Private Equity Report Analyzing Market Trends
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP announced the release of its Spring 2025 Private Equity Report, analyzing several market-shaping trends as the...
Federal Reserve Research Warns Bank-Private Credit Ties Create “Systemic Risk”
Research from the Boston Federal Reserve warns that increasingly close ties between traditional banks and the private credit industry may...
Sixth Street’s Easterly Warns of “Complacency” in Private Credit Markets
Sixth Street Partners Co-Chief Investment Officer Josh Easterly is warning that shifting fundamentals within credit markets present risks that many investors...
AI Boom Reportedly Presents $1.8T Opportunity for Private Credit
A surge in new AI projects has reportedly been good news for the private credit sector. Tech companies need funding...
Middle Market Debt Weekly — May 19, 2025
The U.S. middle market debt environment has experienced significant developments over the past week, with a historic credit rating downgrade,...
U.S. Banks Exposure to Shadow Sector Rising: Fitch
Lending to shadow banks by U.S. banks is far outpacing growth in traditional commercial lending, more closely linking their fortunes...
BLS Reports Largest PPI Drop in Five Years as Deflation Signals Clash with Tariff Risks
According to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report, the April 2025 Producer Price Index (PPI) declined by 0.5% month-over-month,...
Markets Surge Following U.S.–China 90-Day Tariff Truce
In a rare moment of alignment amid ongoing geopolitical tensions, the United States and China announced a 90-day agreement to...
Total Bankruptcy Filings Jump 9% in April, Chapter 11s Fall by 20%
Individual Chapter 7 bankruptcy filings rose 16% in April compared to the same month last year, as Americans continued to...
