AI Fear Trade and Private-Credit Jitters Roil February Stocks
TL;DR
February’s stock selloff was driven by AI-related fears and private-credit stress, with lenders such as Blue Owl and Apollo Global Management facing withdrawals and asset evaluations that spooked investors. Inflation signals and a rush to safer assets boosted bonds and haven metals, leaving major indexes lower for the month even as the Dow posted a monthly gain.
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- Private-credit ‘cockroaches’ and the AI ‘scare trade’ hammered stocks in February. Here’s what else has investors shaken up. MarketWatch
- Bank Stocks Suffer Another Plunge on Credit and AI Fears WSJ
- Financial Shares Walloped by AI, Credit Woes Hit Three-Month Low Bloomberg.com
- US bank stocks record biggest slide since April’s market ructions Financial Times
- Bank, Brokerage Stocks Suffer Their Worst Day in Months. Here’s Why. Barron's
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