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Private credit's headline 2.46% default rate obscures a true distress rate approaching 5.7%, with 40% of borrowers running negative free cash flow. The interconnection between this $3 trillion market and the banking system is the risk nobody wants to quantify.
By Ray Vega · 5 min read
Refinancing at 6% saves real money on paper. But rising mortgage delinquencies, 1.1 million underwater borrowers, and a consumer credit picture that hasn't looked this stressed since 2017 suggest the cheerful consensus is missing something important.
By Ray Vega · 5 min read
Forty-four analysts rate Amazon a Strong Buy. Jeff Bezos sold $5.7 billion in shares last year. The company is about to go negative on free cash flow while depreciation from its $200B capex binge hasn't even fully hit. The dip isn't a gift. It's the market doing math.
By Ray Vega · 5 min read
The Shiller CAPE ratio just below 40, the Buffett Indicator at 223%, and a VIX that surged 18% in a single session. Three numbers are screaming caution while Wall Street projects another year of double-digit gains. One of these groups is wrong.
By Ray Vega · 5 min read