Summary

• Aggressive monetary expansion and fiscal stimulus post-COVID have led to surging inflation and asset misallocations, followed by rapid Fed tightening.
• Delinquency and default rates are rising across consumer loans, private credit, CRE, and multifamily sectors, signaling broad credit deterioration.
• Commercial real estate, especially office and multifamily, faces surging delinquencies and falling demand as pandemic-era policies unwind and operating costs rise.
• Corporate bankruptcies hit a 15-year high in 2025, with further stress likely as treasury yields reach multi-decade highs and market valuations remain elevated.
• The article below examines the deterioration of credit conditions across multiple fronts and what they could mean for the stock market and U.S. economy.
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The country has made a series of serious policy mistakes this decade. This includes the latest U.S. adventure in the Middle East and the COVID lockdowns, in my opinion. The Federal Reserve has also made its share of monetary

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