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News this week that the Bank of England will ask banks including JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs and Bank of America to report their private credit exposure by end-2023 illustrates the persistent and growing concern over the leverage exposure private credit brings.

The BofE also issued a warning earlier this week that leveraged finance and private credit faced big headwinds given high interest rates, persistent inflation and “increased uncertainty” about the long-term economic outlook.