Corporate debt is well placed to withstand global turmoil caused by new US trade policy, according to Crescent Capital Group. “There is going to be a lot of volatility, but I think the markets are now becoming more accustomed to not reacting to those headlines,” said Chris Wright, the firm’s president and head of private debt. “Credit markets are pretty stable,” he tells Bloomberg News’ James Crombie and Bloomberg Intelligence’s Julie Hung, in the latest Credit Edge podcast. Wright highlights pro-growth policies of the new US administration and presence of business-friendly people in very senior roles, and views tariff announcements as a negotiating tactic. Wright and Hung also discuss inflation, consumer trends, private debt returns and default risks, as well as the need for scale to compete in direct lending.

<p>Corporate debt is well placed to withstand global turmoil caused by new US trade policy, according to Crescent Capital Group. &ldquo;There is going to be a lot of volatility, but I think the markets are now becoming more accustomed to not reacting to those headlines,&rdquo; said Chris Wright, the firm&rsquo;s president and head of private debt. &ldquo;Credit markets are pretty stable,&rdquo; he tells Bloomberg News&rsquo; James Crombie and Bloomberg Intelligence&rsquo;s Julie Hung, in the latest Credit Edge podcast. Wright highlights pro-growth policies of the new US administration and presence of business-friendly people in very senior roles, and views tariff announcements as a negotiating tactic. Wright and Hung also discuss inflation, consumer trends, private debt returns and default risks, as well as the need for scale to compete in direct lending.</p>

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Crescent Sees Credit Holding Firm Amid Trade War Storm

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