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Shadow banking bubble risks global shock, warns credit rating agency
Yahoo Finance·2025-10-29 21:34

The 3tn(£2.2tn)shadowbankingindustryhasdevelopedbubblelikecharacteristicsthatcouldrisktriggeringawiderglobalfinancialshock,thecreditratingsagencyFitchhaswarned.Fitchsaidthatifacrisistookholdintheprivatecreditmarket,thenitcouldrippleouttofundmanagers,banksandinsurerswhobankrollthemarket.Thewarning,issuedthisweek,addstoadrumbeatofconcernafterthe3tn (£2.2tn) shadow banking industry has developed “bubble-like characteristics” that could risk triggering a wider global financial shock, the credit ratings agency Fitch has warned. Fitch said that if a crisis took hold in the private credit market, then it could ripple out to fund managers, banks and insurers who bankroll the market. The warning, issued this week, adds to a drumbeat of concern after the 12bn collapse of US auto parts giant First Brands was followed by two regional US banks sound ...