The tweet was deleted by the author.
But we saved everything 🙂.
Banks have become more interconnected with private equity and credit firms by lending heavily to them, effectively increasing leverage to already leveraged companies. Greg Ip highlights that while these loans do create additional exposure, the gross amounts involved are relatively small.
The tweet suggests that systemic risk may be limited by the overall size of these transactions. Greg Ip adds context to ongoing discussions about bank exposures stemming from their relationships with private equity and credit sectors.
Ip has examined macro trends across U.S. markets in previous coverage. He reported that the Federal Reserve relies on the PCE inflation gauge to reflect monetary policy's impact on inflation. In a recent piece, Ip noted the U.S. economy is less affected by oil shocks as energy usage declines and as the country becomes a net petroleum exporter, reducing recession risks from disruptions in energy markets.