<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Paul J. Davies - Bloomberg Opinion Columnist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paul J. Davies is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering banking and finance. Previously, he was a reporter for the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/authors/AVZtm1AxsrE/paul-j-davies</link><image><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/feeds/static/images/bloomberg_logo_black.png</url><title>Paul J. Davies - Bloomberg Opinion Columnist</title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/authors/AVZtm1AxsrE/paul-j-davies</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:38:41 GMT</lastBuildDate><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2026 BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><atom:link href="https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/authors/AVZtm1AxsrE/paul-j-davies.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[JPMorgan’s Bond Traders Just Taught Goldman a Lesson]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-14/jpmorgan-s-bond-traders-just-taught-goldman-a-lesson</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-14/jpmorgan-s-bond-traders-just-taught-goldman-a-lesson</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul J. Davies]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:14:26 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iDTJlF6tWnKY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iDTJlF6tWnKY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 24: Jamie Dimon participates in the Wealth, Power, and the Next American Century panel during The Hill &amp; Valley Forum 2026 at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on March 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Leigh Vogel/Getty Images The Hill &amp; Valley Forum)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monte Paschi’s Executive Coup Only Hurts Its Backers]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-01/monte-paschi-s-executive-coup-only-hurts-its-backers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-01/monte-paschi-s-executive-coup-only-hurts-its-backers</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul J. Davies]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 03:30:04 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ieR2yEV3mo.8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ieR2yEV3mo.8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A view shows the main entrance of the Palazzo Salimbeni, the building that houses the main offices of the Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, one of the the oldest banks in the world, on July 2, 2022 in Siena, Tuscany. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP) (Photo by ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bankers Aren't Letting the Iran War Get in the Way of a Deal]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-30/bankers-aren-t-letting-the-iran-war-get-in-the-way-of-a-deal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-30/bankers-aren-t-letting-the-iran-war-get-in-the-way-of-a-deal</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul J. Davies]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 03:30:05 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ibQ8kVJHspNY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ibQ8kVJHspNY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>By the time Goldman Sachs reports earnings in a couple of weeks, the easy moneymaking environment of the first quarter may feel like a distant memory.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private Credit’s Angry Investors Are Showing Its Limits]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-27/private-credit-angry-retail-customers-are-showing-its-limits</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-27/private-credit-angry-retail-customers-are-showing-its-limits</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul J. Davies]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 05:00:21 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ivWJ.tDjuC4A/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ivWJ.tDjuC4A/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Blue Owl Capital Inc. signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Monday, March 16, 2026. US stock futures edged higher and oil prices reversed an advance on hopes that more tankers will be able to traverse the Strait of Hormuz, with talks ongoing to ensure the waterway&apos;s security.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Jefferies Takeover Is a Tough Ask for Japan’s SMFG]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-25/a-jefferies-takeover-is-a-tough-ask-for-japan-s-smfg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-25/a-jefferies-takeover-is-a-tough-ask-for-japan-s-smfg</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul J. Davies]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 04:00:04 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ilEeJhkCfvdw/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ilEeJhkCfvdw/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Customers exit a Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. branch in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc., Japan&apos;s second-biggest bank by market value, said it may raise as much as 889 billion yen ($9.6 billion) in its second share sale since July to bolster capital.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private Credit Is Making Bank Investors Antsy, Too]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-23/private-credit-is-making-bank-investors-antsy-too</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-23/private-credit-is-making-bank-investors-antsy-too</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul J. Davies]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 04:00:05 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i9WESezuWj.c/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i9WESezuWj.c/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Deutsche Bank CEO Christian Sewing says his firm hasn’t lost money on a loan to a private credit fund in a decade. </media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Fed’s $200 Billion Bank Stimulus Poses a Big Risk]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-17/capital-rules-the-fed-s-200-billion-bank-stimulus-poses-a-big-risk</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-17/capital-rules-the-fed-s-200-billion-bank-stimulus-poses-a-big-risk</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul J. Davies]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 05:00:02 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i.Nw1Aeq0b.8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i.Nw1Aeq0b.8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co., during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. The annual Davos gathering of political leaders, top executives and celebrities runs from Jan. 19-23.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apollo's Private Credit Logic Is a Lot Like Goldman]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-12/private-credit-apollo-logic-on-loan-values-is-a-lot-like-goldman-sachs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-12/private-credit-apollo-logic-on-loan-values-is-a-lot-like-goldman-sachs</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul J. Davies]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:15:15 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iUtjhPbvzhg0/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iUtjhPbvzhg0/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>John Zito, co-president of Apollo Global Management Inc., during the Bloomberg Invest event in New York, US, on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. The conference brings together the most influential voices across asset management, banking, private capital and wealth.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The White House Is Still Flirting With Financial Chaos]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-10/iran-war-the-white-house-is-still-flirting-with-financial-chaos</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-10/iran-war-the-white-house-is-still-flirting-with-financial-chaos</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul J. Davies]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 11:38:47 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iLesRarVN4u8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iLesRarVN4u8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 02: U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a chart while speaking during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025 in Washington, DC. Touting the event as “Liberation Day”, Trump is expected to announce additional tariffs targeting goods imported to the U.S. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private Credit Is Learning All About Liquidity]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-05/private-credit-learns-all-about-liquidity-from-blackstone-and-blue-owl</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-05/private-credit-learns-all-about-liquidity-from-blackstone-and-blue-owl</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul J. Davies]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:15:18 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iqpr0wb3Y8SE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iqpr0wb3Y8SE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Jonathan Gray, president and chief operating officer of Blackstone Inc., during the Global Financial Leaders&apos; Investment Summit in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority is hosting its annual Summit, featuring top executives from financial institutions along with top officials from Hong Kong and Beijing.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polymarket and Kalshi’s Iran War Wagers Are Ghoulish — and Troubling]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-04/prediction-markets-polymarket-kalshi-iran-war-wagers-are-troubling</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-04/prediction-markets-polymarket-kalshi-iran-war-wagers-are-troubling</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul J. Davies]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 04:00:04 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iU4fP81JTvhk/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iU4fP81JTvhk/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A Polymarket advertisement in a subway station in New York, US, on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. Kalshi and Polymarket, which have been assailed by critics for encouraging financial risk taking by making betting more accessible, are now using the promise of free groceries to win over New Yorkers.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private Credit Is Sickly. Banks Aren't the Cure]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-02/blue-owl-mfs-private-credit-is-sickly-banks-aren-t-the-cure</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-02/blue-owl-mfs-private-credit-is-sickly-banks-aren-t-the-cure</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul J. Davies]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 04:00:05 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iPXo_AjRE.uQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iPXo_AjRE.uQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co., during the Business Roundtable CEO Workforce Forum in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. The event will explore how large employers are creating new pathways for workers, including efforts to expand opportunity in skilled trades and manufacturing roles.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do Androids Dream of Wall Street CEO Bonuses?]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-23/ai-disruption-do-androids-dream-of-wall-street-ceo-bonuses</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-23/ai-disruption-do-androids-dream-of-wall-street-ceo-bonuses</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul J. Davies]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 04:00:02 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iO6YgyBZege0/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iO6YgyBZege0/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>AI Artificial Intelligence Robot&apos;s Hand Holding a Digital US Dollar Currency. 3D Render</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blue Owl Closed a Gate. Yes, That’s a Red Flag]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-20/private-credit-blue-owl-s-closed-fund-gates-raise-a-worrying-red-flag</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-20/private-credit-blue-owl-s-closed-fund-gates-raise-a-worrying-red-flag</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul J. Davies]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:16:31 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/illFXgryeB_8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/illFXgryeB_8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Marc Lipschultz, co-chief executive officer of Blue Owl Capital, right, speaks during the Bloomberg Invest event in New York, US, on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. The conference invites leaders in asset management, banking, wealth, and private markets to track, dissect, and predict the future&apos;s greatest changes, risks and opportunities.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private Credit Should Worry About a Singularity in Software Debt]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-18/private-credit-ai-disruption-may-trigger-a-singularity-in-software-debt</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-18/private-credit-ai-disruption-may-trigger-a-singularity-in-software-debt</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul J. Davies]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 04:00:02 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/izc1JdSY.br4/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/izc1JdSY.br4/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Binary code displayed on a laptop screen and Guy Fawkes mask are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on March 1, 2022. Global hacker group Anonymous declared &apos;cyber war&apos; against Russia. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barclays’s Multi-Billion M&A War Chest Is No Reason to Panic]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-12/barclays-building-an-m-a-war-chest-is-no-cause-for-alarm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-12/barclays-building-an-m-a-war-chest-is-no-cause-for-alarm</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul J. Davies]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 05:00:12 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iMN95W88LZAc/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iMN95W88LZAc/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>C.S. Venkatakrishnan, chief executive officer of Barclays Plc, during the Bloomberg Sell Side Leaders Forum in New York, US, on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. The event bring together executives and industry leaders to explore key themes shaping the future of banking and capital markets.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Threatens the Finance Industry's Perpetual Profit Machine]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-11/ai-threatens-the-finance-industry-s-perpetual-profit-machine</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-11/ai-threatens-the-finance-industry-s-perpetual-profit-machine</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul J. Davies]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 04:00:09 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iRtyMqkbbYSE/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iRtyMqkbbYSE/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>BERLIN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 21: In this photo illustration a man holds a fifty euro note in front of a computer screen that displays a purse filled with money on November 21, 2013, in Berlin, Germany. The picture symbolizes online money. (Photo illustration gby Thomas Imo/Photothek via Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UBS Is Facing More Risk From Credit Suisse’s Past]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-05/ubs-is-facing-more-risk-from-credit-suisse-s-past</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-05/ubs-is-facing-more-risk-from-credit-suisse-s-past</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul J. Davies]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 04:00:25 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iCipc_nHQyCw/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iCipc_nHQyCw/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>This photograph shows a sign of the Credit Suisse which reads in German as &apos;part of the UBS group&apos; and displayed on a branch of Swiss banking giant UBS in the resort of St. Moritz on December 20, 2024. Switzerland&apos;s financial regulator was ineffective in tackling the scandals at Credit Suisse, where executive mismanagement scuppered the bank and nearly triggered a global financial crisis, a Swiss inquiry concluded on December 20, 2024. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private Credit Is Headed for a Software Shock]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-02/private-credit-is-headed-for-a-software-shock</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-02/private-credit-is-headed-for-a-software-shock</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul J. Davies]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 05:00:31 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i2jqRdd07hw8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i2jqRdd07hw8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Blue Owl signage outside the Seagram Building at 375 Park Avenue in the Midtown East neighborhood of New York, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. A Blue Owl Capital Inc. private credit fund has launched its first dollar bond in a year, during a session in which global market jitters kept other potential borrowers on the sidelines.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[European Bankers Won't Profit Yet From Anti-US Capital Flows]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-28/european-bankers-won-t-profit-yet-from-anti-us-capital-flows</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-28/european-bankers-won-t-profit-yet-from-anti-us-capital-flows</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul J. Davies]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 04:00:30 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iBc5YeOw0ALg/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iBc5YeOw0ALg/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 26: In this photo illustration a Euro coin rest on top of a Dollar note, on November 26, 2010 in London, England. Concerns over the Euro zone debts have caused shares to retreat today by 1.3 percent, as speculation continues over other countries seeking financial help. According to reports, a 85 billion euro (112.7 billion USD) rescue package from the EU and International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be announced for Ireland on Sunday. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>