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Everyone's watching the Fed. Almost no one's watching the refinancing conveyor belt. Private credit boomed on one assumption: the flow never stops. Now US direct lending issuance just f ell 40% quarter over quarter. That's not a collapse. It's quieter and more dangerous. The escape route is closing, and...

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They kicked the can until there was nothing left to kick and now they are just kicking at the air. This ends with a new monetary system. Hopefully the new one is not worse than the old one.

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David Levenson. I am increasing low beta leverage.vor 1 Monat

@d9fcq8wsjw The bid to offer for Amazon‘s last deal was down 60% from its average. This is the second to derivative of growth and that money is gonna go into US mortgages and then treasuries and it’s gonna deny the world access to the collateral it needs and this explains yen strength.

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remarkablevor 1 Monat

Jeff please stop using AI for your posts - this is horrible to read. In your own videos, you sound much more well worded...

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MoneyAlchemistvor 1 Monat

The 40% print is a flow problem before it's a price problem. LP re-ups are slowing and NAV marks get re-underwritten next. The number I'd watch: 2026-27 direct lending maturities.

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I think they're building a $100T "stablecoins" market out of T-Bills. Well until it turns into a Quadrillion dollar market. Trust me though, it's NOT A CBDC! YMMV

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Abhijit Ghoshvor 1 Monat

Direct lending has no consolidated tape — that 40% is reported issuance. When the exit tightens, borrowers don't come to market, they amend and extend: maturity pushed, coupon PIK'd, nothing new printed. Same refi, off-series. Amendment volume is the number that settles it.

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This meme is so true for these markets.....

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