Separate private credit ‘signal from the noise’

A version of this article appeared in CNBC’s Inside Alts newsletter, a guide to the fast-growing world of alternative investments, from private equity and private credit to hedge funds and venture capital. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. Fears of rising defaults and a systemic crisis from private credit don’t reflect the underlying…

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Citigroup (C) earnings 1Q 2026

Jane Fraser, CEO of CitiGroup, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 20th, 2026. Oscar Molina | CNBC Citigroup beat on the top and bottom lines during the first quarter. Here’s what the firm reported on Tuesday, compared with Wall Street estimates compiled by LSEG: Earnings per share: $3.06 vs. $2.65…

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Treasury Secretary Bessent now says it’s OK for the Fed to wait to lower rates amid oil surge

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent waits for the first meeting of U.S. President Donald Trump’s anti-fraud task force convened by U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 27, 2026. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent said the Federal Reserve…

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