ExclusiveFED MAINTAINS ELEVATED RATES AMID PRIVATE FINANCIAL CRISIS

The Federal Reserve's decision to maintain interest rates at record highs against the backdrop of escalating Middle East conflicts has established a risky "new normal" for the global economy in 2026. While Washington policymakers struggle to rein in inflation and assess the fallout from the war with Iran, a liquidity panic is silently sweeping through the private credit market, with capital outflows exceeding $10 billion. The fracture in private debt structures, combined with the pressure Artificial Intelligence is exerting on technology loans, is creating a potential "black swan" scenario for the shadow banking system. Today’s financial bulletin provides an in-depth analysis of the Fed’s interest rate transmission mechanism and deconstructs the systemic rifts emerging within the world’s largest private credit funds.

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00:55 I. THE FED’S MONETARY POLICY PATHWAY AMIDST WAR VARIABLES AND POLITICAL PRESSURE
4:50 II. THE DOMINO EFFECT IN THE PRIVATE CREDIT MARKET