Bailey Warns Iran War Is Compounding Private Credit Stress

Andrew BaileyPhotographer: Patrick Bolger/Bloomberg

Financial Stability Board Chair Andrew Bailey warned stresses may be emerging in private credit after the shock to markets from the Iran war.

Bailey, who is also Bank of England governor, said on Thursday that regulators needed to focus on the threat posed by private credit given its rapid rise and the febrile market responses to the conflict in the Middle East.