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Lloyd Blankfein Warns Private Credit Could Trigger a Market Reckoning

He singles out opaque private-credit funds flowing into retirement plans as a growing vulnerability.

Italy’s 2025 Deficit at 3.1% Keeps Exit From EU Oversight on Hold

Haddad Says Banco Master Fraud Poses No Systemic Risk as Losses Fall to Deposit Guarantee Fund

Brazil Weighs FGC Overhaul After Master Liquidations Drain About R$52 Billion

U.S. Growth Slows to 2.2% in 2025 as Q4 Cools and Inflation Tops Forecasts

UK GDP Edges Up 0.1% in December as Industrial Output Drops 0.9%

Gold Rebounds as Silver Remains Fragile After Speculative Rout

Bulgaria’s Euro Switch Nears Deadline as Lev Stops Being Legal Tender on February 1

Hoskinson Tells White House Crypto Czar to Quit if CLARITY Act Fails This Quarter

Swiss Data Chart Billions in Venezuelan Gold Shipments, Intensifying Scrutiny After Maduro Asset Freeze

Brazilian Banks Lift Credit Outlook for 2025–2026, See Gradual Cooldown Ahead

Singapore Q4 GDP Jumps 5.7% as 2025 Growth Reaches 4.8%, Early MTI Reading Shows

Brazilian Rate Futures Reverse Early Jump After Bolsonaro Letter as FX Auction Steadies Market

Peru’s Central Bank Warns New Laws Hurt Fiscal Stability as It Lifts 2025 Outlook

Argentina to Free $20–24 Billion in Blanqueo Accounts on Jan. 1

Mexico’s Congress Clears Coin Overhaul, Sending 10- and 20-Peso Changes to Publication

France Lifts 2025 Growth Outlook to At Least 0.8%, Lescure Says

Anna Breman Takes Charge at RBNZ After Rate Cut Signals Pause

Mexico’s Economy Contracts 0.3% in Q3 2025 on Industrial Weakness

Greece’s Early €1.1 Billion Repayment Gives France a 2025 Budget Lift