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The Allocator Briefing — Friday, May 22, 2026

Fitch puts US private-credit defaults at a record 6%, with most stress hidden in PIK. The Big Three split their stewardship. The Fed reshuffles its fears. One chart, one take.

Fitch puts US private-credit defaults at a record 6%, with most stress hidden in PIK. The Big Three split their stewardship. The Fed reshuffles its fears. One chart, one take.

In this episode

  • The private-credit warning became a number: defaults hit a record 6%.
  • The great unbundling of stewardship: the Big Three are splitting the vote.
  • The official sector reshuffled its fears: geopolitics first, AI third, private credit up to fourth.
  • Four companies now hold 4% of the investment-grade bond market.
  • Norway pauses ethical divestment as a few US tech names carry the fund.

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