$1T. $2T. $3.5T. Everyone's quoting a different private credit number — and they're all technically right.
Map every funded claim on the same underlying dollar and real exposure is closer to $6T globally.
#PrivateCredit#CreditMarkets#BDC 👇
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If private credit stress broadens, the cleaner bank screen may be NDFI loans CLO proxy exposure vs. equity, not just direct holdings. This week’s $JPM & $MS markdowns and private credit redemption pressure are a reminder. #PrivateCredit#Banks
The $2,700 "Conflict Tax" is here. ⛽️
With oil moving towards $100/bbl as Iran tensions escalate, the average US household faces an economic drain:
• $1,411: Direct hit at the pump
• $1,275: "Hidden" cost on groceries/shipping
This is a $360B wealth transfer from consumers to energy markets. History shows if prices stay elevated this triggers a spending slowdown within 3-6 months.
#Oil#Economy#Iran#Markets#Inflation
The U.S. had years to rebuild the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
So why are we heading into Iran-related supply risk with the SPR still well below prior highs?
#Oil#Energy#SPR#Macro#Iran
Maybe a watershed moment here:
Block (NYSE: $XYZ) is shrinking from 10,000 employees to <6,000, citing AI automation. Over 4,000 roles impacted. Stock is up 25% on the news. #Square#CashApp#AI#layoffs
1. The FDIC’s Q4 2025 Quarterly Banking Profile shows strong full-year results.
Banks earned $295.6B in 2025 ( 10.2% YoY), with ROA rising to 1.20%.
In Q4 alone, net income was $77.7B, with ROA at 1.24%. 🧵1/6
#FDIC#Banking#Earnings#ROA
5. Total loans increased $267.8B (2.0%) in Q4.
Annual loan growth accelerated to 5.9%, the fastest pace in 11 quarters.
Growth was led by NDFI, credit card, CRE, and C&I loans.
#LoanGrowth#C&I #CreditCards#FDIC
6. The FDIC “Problem Bank List” increased to 60 banks ( 3 QoQ).
That’s 1.4% of total banks, still within normal non-crisis ranges but the first increase since 2023.
#ProblemBanks#BankStability#FDIC
Jobs: 130k. Unemployment: 4.3%.
But the story is the benchmark revision: 2025 job gains cut to 181k (was 584k) and Mar ’25 payroll level revised down ~0.9MM (SA). Trend got weaker. #NFP#economy#markets
$SPY is sending a clean message: 6 of the last 7 sessions saw heavy selling right off the open. That repeated “sell the morning” tape looks like steady distribution, not random noise. Feels like cross-border de-risking, likely Europe leaning on US equities into the US open, a “Sell America” flow. #SPY#SPX#ES_F#markets#equities#investing
Supreme Court opinion day today with multiple boxes out, meaning up to four rulings could drop. The spotlight is on the case testing the legality of Trump’s global tariffs under emergency powers, which could reshape presidential trade authority and markets. #SCOTUS#Tariffs#USPolitics
Q4 2025 corporate bankruptcies: 47 filings (vs 51 in Q4 24). The 10 quarter moving average is still near cycle highs.
Notable Q4 filers:
• Pine Gate Renewables 7.1BN (Solar)
• United Site Services 2.9BN (Equipment Rental)
• Kleopatra Finco 2.7BN (Plastics)
Source: BankruptcyData
#Bankruptcy#Chapter11#CreditMarkets#HighYield#DistressedDebt#FinTwit#Macro