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Blackstone’s flagship private credit fund just did something it had never done before. Investors tried to pull out about 10% of the fund’s shares. Blackstone finally and for the first time ever said, NO. The $79 billion Blackstone Private Credit Fund, known as B-CRED, told shareholders it would only allow 5% of shares to be …
THE FED IS NOW PRIVATELY PREPARING FOR A POSSIBLE $2 TRILLION CREDIT MARKET COLLAPSE. For the first time in over a decade, the Fed has started directly asking U.S. banks to hand over their exposure numbers to the private credit market. This is the exact move regulators make when they stop trusting public numbers and …
Wall Street crisis spreads as shadow bank blocks withdrawal Apollo and BlackRock Cap Withdrawals — $1.8 Trillion Private Credit Market Under Real Stress Apollo Global Management capped investor redemptions at one of its largest non-traded private credit funds, Apollo Debt Solutions. According to a shareholder letter, it capped redemptions at 5% of outstanding shares after …
RECORD 401(k) WITHDRAWALS SIGNAL FINANCIAL STRAIN A record share of Americans are tapping retirement savings as financial pressure rises. In 2025, 6% of workers with plans run by Vanguard Group made hardship withdrawals—up from 4.8% in 2024 and about 2% pre-pandemic. The main… — First Squawk (@FirstSquawk) March 4, 2026 COLUMBUS, Wis., March 04, 2026 …
Macro vulnerability increasing ahead of automation wave. The consumer most exposed to AI displacement already has no financial runway. Before a single layoff announcement, 401k hardship withdrawals are 365% above baseline. Emergency savings at a 15-year low. Credit card delinquency in the 40-59 cohort at 12.7%. The shock absorber… — Craig Shapiro (@ces921) February 22, …
Bull Theory @BullTheoryio 🚨THE $2 TRILLION PRIVATE CREDIT MARKET COULD BE FACING ITS FIRST MAJOR BANKRUPTCY. Blue Owl manages about $273 billion in assets. It is one of the biggest lenders behind the AI data center buildout. When companies like Meta, CoreWeave, or Crusoe need billions to build large data center campuses, they often go …
Mohamed A. El-Erian @elerianm Is this a “canary-in-the-coalmine” moment, similar to August 2007? This question will be on the mind of some investors and policymakers this morning as they assess the news that, quoting the FT, the “private credit group Blue Owl will permanently restrict investors from withdrawing their cash from its inaugural private retail …
🚨 ALERT: A Chinese gold trading platform has just frozen 19 BILLION $ in assets. Thousands of investors can no longer withdraw their funds. The platform is offering 20% compensation of the initial capital. The owner is asking for time and claims he has "been set up /… pic.twitter.com/IZAtV4POBY — The Unknown Millionaire (@theUMreal) January …
In her article in @amconmag, @CatoFP's @katherinet57 writes: "The new National Defense Authorization Act handcuffs the president to an antiquated European defense posture." Read here:https://t.co/bNaMo0gcja pic.twitter.com/Idm7lyhoPu — Cato Foreign Policy (@CatoFP) December 7, 2025 Sprawling defense legislation set for a vote as soon as this week would place new restrictions on reducing troop levels in …
The system is stacked against the average person, and nobody seems to care until it hits them in the wallet. Back in 2022, I predicted that the US would not only avoid a recession, but would experience an “immaculate” disinflation. Today, the insulation that once protected the labor market is gone. While a recession is …
Yields are more likely to crash in the coming months, not the opposite. pic.twitter.com/QNo5b0NzIb — Guilherme Tavares (@i3_invest) April 25, 2025 Hardship 401k withdrawals running 15-20% above norms pic.twitter.com/C4VOxqXuNB — Special Situations 🌐 Research Newsletter (Jay) (@SpecialSitsNews) April 25, 2025 This is stunning: 44% of Americans now believe they will be WORSE OFF financially in …
This is the best hack that only a few know. One of the best reasons to invest in the stock market. First, the standard deduction in 2025 is $30,000 for married couples. So, the first $30,000 you pull out of your investments or salary is tax-free from a federal tax standpoint. — The Money Cruncher, …
The IRS has issued a notice reminding retirees aged 73 and older to take required withdrawals from retirement accounts before a Dec. 31 deadline or face the prospect of hefty penalties. The agency said in a Dec. 10 notice that required minimum distributions (RMDs) must be taken annually from traditional IRAs, 401(k)s, and other retirement …
Hedge fund manager and macro-economic expert Hugh Hendry has alerted the banking system and the American economy as a whole. Article by Belle Carter, republished with permission from Naturalnews.com “President Joe Biden’s administration may be looking at ways to lock down your checking account, literally ban withdrawals from the banking system,” he warned. In a …
India and China are implementing a landmark border agreement to resolve the prolonged military standoff at their disputed Himalayan boundary. This breakthrough, the most significant since the violent clashes in 2020, is marked by troop withdrawals at key conflict points, Depsang and Demchok, as confirmed by an Indian government source. The recent agreement comes on …
Financial earthquakes shake Asia: China’s record bank withdrawals, Japan’s historic stock exodus. BREAKING 🚨: China China sees largest bank withdrawals in history last month of just under 4 trillion yuan pic.twitter.com/EDJSfL8ZyB — Barchart (@Barchart) May 24, 2024 🚨 🚨 Japan Stocks just saw the largest weekly outflow in history of $5.9 billion pic.twitter.com/uyFnbkHeQx — Win …
New data from Vanguard shows that Americans are pulling a record amount of money from their retirement accounts to pay their bills. Most notably – the share of customers making an emergency hardship withdrawal from their 401k spiked to 3.6% in 2023 – the highest rate on record.
The recent $185 billion bank bailout in Switzerland has raised eyebrows as the country now contemplates a concerning measure: potentially restricting bank withdrawals to prevent a mass exodus of depositors during future financial crises. This move reflects the growing challenges in the global financial system, where authorities grapple with the notion that banks are becoming …
by demonbeanie The banking system is facilitated by uncollateralized debt; fractional reserve banking, which had seen the reduction of the reserve requirements to 0% in 2020. https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/reservereq.htm On your bank’s balance sheet, there are assets labeled “cash on hand,” which includes cash and cash equivalents which is physical dollars, MM accounts, CDs, Short-term gov bonds, and …
Escalating mortgage rates have made buying a home prohibitively expensive, and renting is now the more compelling option. Home buyers are backing out of deals at the highest rate in a year, per BI. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) October 23, 2023 The number of homeowners hit with foreclosure notices in the third quarter of the year …
Oct 17 (Reuters) – The U.S. unit of cryptocurrency exchange Binance has halted withdrawal of dollars by its clients from the platform, its updated terms showed on Monday. In early June, Binance.US had halted dollar deposits, after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asked a court to freeze its assets. https://www.reuters.com/article/fintech-crypto-binance-withdrawal/crypto-giant-binances-us-affiliate-halts-direct-dollar-withdrawals-idUSL4N3BN371
TikToker pranks Aussie bank tellers over cash questions A TikTok comedian has taken on several Australian banks, filming their tellers asking what his reason is for withdrawing cash. In Australia, banks are required to report any cash transactions of $10,000 or more to a federal government tracking agency called AUSTRAC. The reason for this is …
The U.S. banking crisis may not yet be over, at least one expert is warning, despite the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and First Republic appearing to be in the rear-view mirror. Hedge fund manager and macroeconomic expert Hugh Hendry recently voiced concerns that the government could step in to prevent American bank withdrawals. “I …
