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(Bloomberg) -- The Bank of England will stress test private markets against a doomsday scenario featuring 7% interest rates, a 35% collapse in UK share prices, a 400 basis-point increase in leveraged loan spreads and a wide range of artificial intelligence disruptions, the central bank announced on Friday.Most Read from BloombergRead the 14-Point Draft Memorandum Between the US and IranModi Warns of ‘Shortage of Trust’ Ahead of Trump MeetingTrump Blows Through His Iran Red Lines in Justifying Pe

The biggest IPOS in U.S. history include a major chipmaker, a ride-hailing firm and a handful of global telecoms.

Analysts expect high withdrawals to last more than a year, increasing the risk of forced liquidations.

(Bloomberg) -- US President Donald Trump formally agreed an interim peace deal with Iran, shifting focus to the planned reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a complex 60-day negotiating period over Tehran’s nuclear program.Most Read from BloombergRead the 14-Point Draft Memorandum Between the US and IranModi Warns of ‘Shortage of Trust’ Ahead of Trump MeetingTrump Blows Through His Iran Red Lines in Justifying Peace DealIran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Confirms Deal Reached With USApple Plans Cam

(Bloomberg) -- It was fight night on the White House lawn. Beneath a great steel canopy nicknamed "the Claw," Justin Gaethje did a backflip off the caged ring in the center of the South Lawn after winning the Ultimate Fighting Championship title card. In the audience, the president, newly 80, had just announced that the Iran war was over, and the Strait of Hormuz was open.Most Read from BloombergRead the 14-Point Draft Memorandum Between the US and IranModi Warns of 'Shortage of Trust' Ahead of

(Bloomberg) -- It was fight night on the White House lawn. Beneath a great steel canopy nicknamed “the Claw,” Justin Gaethje did a backflip off the caged ring in the center of the South Lawn after winning the Ultimate Fighting Championship title card. In the audience, the president, newly 80, had just announced that the Iran war was over, and the Strait of Hormuz was open.Most Read from BloombergRead the 14-Point Draft Memorandum Between the US and IranModi Warns of ‘Shortage of Trust’ Ahead of

(Bloomberg) -- A US trading platform owned by crypto exchange Kraken has signed a $100 million private loan with a new Gulf investment firm, in another sign that Middle East financiers are looking past the regional conflict to press ahead with overseas investments.Most Read from BloombergRead the 14-Point Draft Memorandum Between the US and IranIran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Confirms Deal Reached With USNetanyahu Pays a Political Price for Trump’s Iran DealUS Set to Offer Iran Broad Financial Ga

(Bloomberg) -- Senator Elizabeth Warren introduced a bill requiring financial institutions to disclose their exposure to artificial intelligence companies, continuing her push for more scrutiny on the sector’s funding. Most Read from BloombergHouse Republican Says Hegseth’s D-Day Remarks ‘Inappropriate’Xbox Plans Significant Layoffs as New CEO Plans OverhaulUS Strikes Iran in Trump Escalation Over Stalled Peace TalksTech Stocks Sink as Oil Jumps on US-Iran Jitters: Markets WrapH-1B Visa Rules Ha

AirTrunk, founded by Australian billionaire Robin Khuda, is aiming to line up cornerstone investors ahead of the planned launch of its real-estate investment trust IPO in August.

Blackstone is attempting to offload more than $2bn of stakes it holds in private investment funds in one of the biggest deals of its kind, offering...

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(Bloomberg) -- Credit heavyweights like DoubleLine Capital LP and Oaktree Capital Management are buying debt now that can perform well if the artificial intelligence boom turns into a credit bust.Most Read from BloombergTrump Says He, Not Congress, Is in Charge of Kennedy Center in ReversalBecerra Advances for California Governor as Hilton Fights SteyerNasdaq 100 Sinks 5% in AI-Led Rout as Yields Climb: Markets WrapSpaceX Inks $30 Billion Computing Power Deal With GoogleSpaceX, Other Mega IPOs D

Blackstone just made its biggest private equity bet ever in a key market. It blew past its $10 billion target. It also more than doubled the size of the prior fund, which raised roughly $6 billion. The fund was oversubscribed and hit its hard cap. For the world's largest alternative asset manager, ...

(Bloomberg) -- Apollo Global Management Inc. and Blackstone Inc. have finalized a $35 billion financing package for Anthropic PBC to expand its AI infrastructure, marking the latest mega-deal in the artificial intelligence race.Most Read from BloombergBecerra Advances for California Governor as Hilton Fights SteyerNasdaq 100 Sinks 5% in AI-Led Rout as Yields Climb: Markets WrapSpaceX, Other Mega IPOs Denied Fast Index Entry by S&PSpaceX Inks $30 Billion Computing Power Deal With GoogleTrump Says

Under pressure from investors, lenders are increasing costs and curbing sweeteners they used to win loans in an era of ultra-competition.

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Banks are opening a new balance-sheet escape valve, and investors are moving in fast. Significant risk transfers, or SRTs, have become one of the fastest-growing corners of credit markets, allowing lenders to shift credit risk from loan portfolios to outside investors while reducing the regulatory capital they need to hold. Banks had offloaded risk tied to more than 905 billion, or $1 trillion, of loans by the end of last year, up 26% from a year earlier, according to the International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers.

The fund capped client redemptions at 5%, an about face from Blackstone’s decision to pay out all requests earlier this year.

Investors in Blackstone’s flagship private-credit fund, known as Bcred, asked to redeem 10% of their shares in the second quarter, up from about 8% in the first quarter. Blackstone will limit redemptions from the $79 billion fund to 5%, reversing an earlier decision to pay the full amount requested. Blackstone shares are up about 1% premarket.

Private-credit woes are back in focus after a pair of l funds limited redemptions in the second quarter

Blackstone-backed Liftoff Mobile said on Wednesday it has raised $437 million in its U.S. initial public offering, as ‌a busy summer for listings gathers pace and encourages ‌more companies to test investor appetite. The Redwood City, California-based company sold 19 million shares ​and priced its offering at $23 per share, above targeted range of $20 to $22 apiece. The IPO valued it at $3.83 billion, according to outstanding shares disclosed in its IPO prospectus.

(Bloomberg) -- Broadcom Inc.’s promise to backstop the largest portion of a record-setting microchip financing deal for Anthropic is keeping yields for the deal in check, according to people familiar with the matter. Most Read from BloombergRussia Finance Officials Tell Putin War Spending Is UnaffordableCanada Dips Into Technical Recession for First Time Since 2020Trump to Get Audit Immunity as $1.8 Billion Fund in DoubtAndrew Left Found Guilty in Case That Spooked Short SellersAlphabet to Raise

Moody's Ratings has changed its outlook to negative on a Blackstone private-credit fund and a fund managed by Golub. The credit-rating firm made the change in outlook because of rising defaults in the private corporate loans made by the funds, which are known as business development companies, or BDCs. The ratio of defaulted loans in Blackstone Secured Lending Fund jumped to 4.7% from 0.6% last quarter, while Golub Capital BDC's ratio nearly doubled to 2.3% from 1.3%.

The New York-based alternative asset manager raised more than the $10 billion target for the Blackstone Capital Partners Asia III fund.

A logjam of unsold assets has buyout firms eager to list, but mixed debuts and erratic markets keep windows for new issues narrow.

(Bloomberg) -- For leveraged finance practitioners, artificial intelligence is the only game in town — especially in the absence of more debt deals to finance mergers and acquisitions.Most Read from BloombergUS Says Deals With Iran for Safe Hormuz Transit Are ProhibitedBerkshire Hathaway to Buy Taylor Morrison for $6.8 BillionA Rare ‘Super’ El Niño Is Looking More Likely. Here’s What to ExpectRussia Finance Officials Tell Putin War Spending Is UnaffordableStocks Up as Trump Cites Rapid Pace in I

(Bloomberg) -- Paramount Skydance Corp. stretched, then stretched, then stretched again in its audacious $110 billion takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.Most Read from BloombergAmericans Injured in Iranian Missile Strike on Kuwaiti Air BaseStrait of Hormuz Ship Transits Are Rising Thanks to US HelpCVS Returns Zepbound to Drug Plans After Lilly Slashes PriceAmericans Hurt in Kuwait as Trump Sends Mixed Signals on WarSingapore Hands Byju's Founder His First Ever Jail TermNow the companies

Stocks are hovering near highs to close out the week. Crude oil is dipping, while gold and silver are mixed. The dollar and Treasuries are flatlining.

Apollo Global Management and Blackstone are working to bring in additional investors ‌for about $36 billion debt financing tied to AI ‌startup Anthropic PBC's efforts to expand its AI infrastructure, Bloomberg ​News reported on Thursday. The debt would be used to buy custom chips from Google. Broadcom, which helps Google develop the chips, is backstopping ⁠payments on the largest portions of the transaction, the report added.

(Bloomberg) -- Apollo Global Management Inc. and Blackstone Inc. are working to bring additional investors into a roughly $36 billion debt financing deal to help Anthropic PBC build out its AI infrastructure. Most Read from BloombergSingapore Hands Byju's Founder His First Ever Jail TermApple to Overhaul iOS 27 Siri, AI Features: Here's a First PeekIran’s Khamenei Says No Going Back for Middle East Rocked by WarUS, Iran Agree to 60-Day Truce Renewal Pending Trump SignoffOura Ring 5 Is 40% Smalle