Private credit defaults have officially reached a record. According to Fitch Ratings, the default rate rose to 6.3% in August, exceeding the previous record set only one month earlier. But the most important number may not be 6.3%. It may be Fitch's 45%. And that reveals the bigger story, one about liquidity and tightening. Eurodollar University's Money & Macro Analysis----------------------------------------------------------------------------------What if your gold could actually pay you every month… in MORE gold?That’s exactly what Monetary Metals does. You still own your gold, fully insured in your name, but instead of sitting idle, it earns real yield paid in physical gold. No selling. No trading. Just more gold every month.Check it out here: https://monetary-metals.com/snider----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Want to understand what this data (and so much more) means for your portfolio? Learn how the Eurodollar system really works in the next 30 days so you can better prepare for the risks and opportunities ahead. Book a call using this link. https://eurodollar-university.com/edu-apply-page-page----------------------------------------------------------------------------------https://www.fitchratings.com/research/corporate-finance/fitch-ratings-us-private-credit-default-rate-rose-to-6-3-in-august-2026-14-09-2026https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWO2kJpwoGwhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-09-17/chelsea-owner-clearlake-capital-buys-out-boehly-walter-videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNJjalgE5nMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO5aBQoWvMAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK8J68R5H5chttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-17/private-credit-defaults-are-1-6-or-19-depending-who-you-askhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-17/blackstone-looks-to-cash-out-some-real-estate-fund-investorshttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-16/banks-line-up-22-billion-chip-loan-tied-to-blackstone-alphabethttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-16/softbank-cds-hovers-near-3-year-high-on-openai-funding-concernshttps://www.eurodollar.universityTwitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_EDUI’ll also be active on Bravais Social - a new AI-centered social network designed for professionals and knowledge workers. The platform aims to bring together a wider range of tools and functionalities tailored specifically for professional interaction, research, and knowledge exchange in one place. You can find me here: https://bravais.social/profile/edu

It's FOMC decision day. The data says do nothing. Flat curves say mistake. The inflation data doesn't say what hawks think it does. Do policymakers send a message and Trichet themselves? What about the dots? Where do rates go?

A relatively small German cooperative bank is receiving a financial rescue, a bail out, worth as much. The bank, Volksbank Brawo, had €6.5 billion in total assets at the end of last year. It's support package is equivalent to roughly one-ninth of the entire bank. But Brawo isn’t alone. Volksbank Kleverland recently applied for support after reviewing its loan portfolio. WTF is going on in Germany?Eurodollar University's Money & Macro Analysis----------------------------------------------------------------------------------What if your gold could actually pay you every month… in MORE gold?That’s exactly what Monetary Metals does. You still own your gold, fully insured in your name, but instead of sitting idle, it earns real yield paid in physical gold. No selling. No trading. Just more gold every month.Check it out here: https://monetary-metals.com/snider----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Want to understand what this data (and so much more) means for your portfolio? Learn how the Eurodollar system really works in the next 30 days so you can better prepare for the risks and opportunities ahead. Book a call using this link. https://eurodollar-university.com/edu-apply-page-page----------------------------------------------------------------------------------https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-15/tiny-german-bank-gets-834-million-rescue-after-investment-spreehttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-29/a-ceo-s-sudden-exit-spotlights-troubles-at-german-regional-bankshttps://www.boersen-zeitung.de/personen/vorstandschef-der-voba-kleverland-gefeuerthttps://www.volksbank-kleverland.de/meine-bank/news/bank/frank-ruffing-nicht-mehr-vorstand.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5fCungpUEaL1W33BkEhlBghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsr99tKCE0Ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UldbOPfR8DMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yyq3GIIp5tUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8aW9YmF4Xshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_6QHTAdG-Ahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK8J68R5H5chttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-rFZzx9PVUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFeRPKAA8o0https://www.eurodollar.universityTwitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_EDUI’ll also be active on Bravais Social - a new AI-centered social network designed for professionals and knowledge workers. The platform aims to bring together a wider range of tools and functionalities tailored specifically for professional interaction, research, and knowledge exchange in one place. You can find me here: https://bravais.social/profile/edu

Americans overwhelmingly don’t just disagree with this idea of a resilient economy, they vehemently disagree. And Kroger may have just delivered one of the clearest warning signs yet. The American people have spoken: with their grocery carts, just as a start. Eurodollar University's conversation w/Steve Van Metre----------------------------------------------------------------------------------What if your gold could actually pay you every month… in MORE gold?That’s exactly what Monetary Metals does. You still own your gold, fully insured in your name, but instead of sitting idle, it earns real yield paid in physical gold. No selling. No trading. Just more gold every month.Check it out here: https://monetary-metals.com/snider----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Want to understand what this data (and so much more) means for your portfolio? Learn how the Eurodollar system really works in the next 30 days so you can better prepare for the risks and opportunities ahead. Book a call using this link. https://eurodollar-university.com/edu-apply-page-page----------------------------------------------------------------------------------https://www.eurodollar.universityTwitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_EDUI’ll also be active on Bravais Social - a new AI-centered social network designed for professionals and knowledge workers. The platform aims to bring together a wider range of tools and functionalities tailored specifically for professional interaction, research, and knowledge exchange in one place. You can find me here: https://bravais.social/profile/edu

There is only one way this ends, and it's not the one everyone right now believes. That's not (just) my take. This is the majority consensus (not that you've heard it) which gets more evidence by the day. Today's CPI, yesterday's PPI, oil, 2s, bills, spreads, RBOB, etc...Eurodollar University's Money & Macro Analysis---------------------------------------------------------------Want to understand what this data (and so much more) means for your portfolio? Learn how the Eurodollar system really works in the next 30 days so you can better prepare for the risks and opportunities ahead. Book a call using this link. https://eurodollar-university.com/edu-apply-page-page---------------------------------------------------------------https://www.eurodollar.universityTwitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_EDUI’ll also be active on Bravais Social - a new AI-centered social network designed for professionals and knowledge workers. The platform aims to bring together a wider range of tools and functionalities tailored specifically for professional interaction, research, and knowledge exchange in one place. You can find me here: https://bravais.social/profile/edu

More Americans now believe unemployment will rise than at any point since April 2020. Not inflation. Unemployment. And that’s according to, yes, the Federal Reserve. At the same time, consumers believe that if they lose a job, finding another one quickly will be nearly impossible. That fear is already showing up in what households are already doing - and how rates are really being priced. Eurodollar University's Money & Macro Analysis---------------------------------------------------------------Want to understand what this data (and so much more) means for your portfolio? Learn how the Eurodollar system really works in the next 30 days so you can better prepare for the risks and opportunities ahead. Book a call using this link. https://eurodollar-university.com/edu-apply-page-page---------------------------------------------------------------https://www.eurodollar.universityTwitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_EDUI’ll also be active on Bravais Social - a new AI-centered social network designed for professionals and knowledge workers. The platform aims to bring together a wider range of tools and functionalities tailored specifically for professional interaction, research, and knowledge exchange in one place. You can find me here: https://bravais.social/profile/edu

One hundred to Zero. That’s Blue Owl writing down a private loan from full value to something resembling nothing—in a matter of months. That is not supposed to happen. Together with a global migration of debt searching, these show a credit cycle that keeps going deeper in reverse. Eurodollar University's Money & Macro Analysis----------------------------------------------------------------------------------What if your gold could actually pay you every month… in MORE gold?That’s exactly what Monetary Metals does. You still own your gold, fully insured in your name, but instead of sitting idle, it earns real yield paid in physical gold. No selling. No trading. Just more gold every month.Check it out here: https://monetary-metals.com/snider----------------------------------------------------------------------------------https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uZYW5g4nqAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1-cmKIno9whttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-25/ai-debt-crowding-spurs-biggest-korean-bond-sale-in-kauri-markethttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-08/jefferies-fund-accuses-radiant-world-of-fraud-over-fake-invoiceshttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-09/us-firms-unleash-record-wave-of-bond-sales-in-european-marketshttps://www.eurodollar.universityTwitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_EDUI’ll also be active on Bravais Social - a new AI-centered social network designed for professionals and knowledge workers. The platform aims to bring together a wider range of tools and functionalities tailored specifically for professional interaction, research, and knowledge exchange in one place. You can find me here: https://bravais.social/profile/edu

The Great Chinese Tobacco Insurance Rescue of 2026. The real issue is why cigarettes are being "volunteered" and why insurance is being including with the banks. Recapping the escalating recap plan and what it says about the current and future state of the CCP's state. Eurodollar University's Money & Macro Analysishttps://www.eurodollar.universityTwitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_EDUI’ll also be active on Bravais Social - a new AI-centered social network designed for professionals and knowledge workers. The platform aims to bring together a wider range of tools and functionalities tailored specifically for professional interaction, research, and knowledge exchange in one place. You can find me here: https://bravais.social/profile/edu

EPB is here.