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Private markets face a worsening software debt challenge as more than USD 330bln of high-yield, leveraged loan and business development company-linked software and technology debt comes due through 2028, Bloomberg reports

This headline highlights a significant challenge for private markets as a substantial volume of high-yield and leveraged loans tied to software and technology is coming due.

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Iranian Presidential Assistant says everyone who was our ally during the unjust US-Israeli war is included in the ceasefire, Al Jazeera reports

"The Iranian delegation is to arrive as per its schedule, and the talks will go ahead as planned between the US and Iran", according to a Pakistani journalist, says the now-deleted tweet of the Iranian Ambassador is purely to do with security reasons

Private markets face a worsening software debt challenge as more than USD 330bln of high-yield, leveraged loan and business development company-linked software and technology debt comes due through 2028, Bloomberg reports

[MARKET UPDATE] Crude complex (Brent +3.8%) edges towards session highs, without a clear catalyst; focus remains on a fragile US-Iran ceasefire

UK Defence Secretary Healey says that he is confident there is no evidence of any damage to cables or pipelines

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  • Companies refinancing in coming months face pressure from fears that AI could devalue or replace products, as well as potentially higher borrowing costs linked to the Middle East war
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The combination of potential AI disruption to product value and rising borrowing costs due to geopolitical factors creates a precarious refinancing environment, possibly impacting investor sentiment and credit conditions across sectors.

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