Blackstone Debuts First Multi-Asset Fund for Non-US Individuals

Sep 24, 2026 | Markets, Private Credit, Private Markets

Blackstone Inc. is launching a private-markets fund for retail clients outside the US, as alternative money managers jockey to court investors worldwide beyond large institutions. The Blackstone Private Markets Fund — the firm’s first multi-asset strategy for non-US...

Fed’s Goolsbee Says Road to 2% Inflation May Not Be Painless

Sep 21, 2026 | Markets

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee warned the central bank cannot ignore repeated and persistent supply shocks, and must respond in a way that may cause economic hardship. “Supply shocks have come more frequently, hit harder and lasted longer,”...

Mark Walter’s Lieutenants Give Prosecutors Firsthand Accounts

Sep 18, 2026 | Markets

Federal prosecutors have collected statements from some of billionaire Mark Walter’s most senior executives as authorities probe dealings at his insurance companies and the investment firm he runs, Guggenheim Partners LLC, according to people with knowledge of the...

Morgan Stanley Caps Private Credit Exits Again as 11% Want Out

Sep 18, 2026 | Markets, Private Credit

Morgan Stanley is curbing redemptions at its nearly $7 billion private credit fund again in the third quarter, as investors requested more than twice the amount the fund was willing to repurchase. The North Haven Private Income Fund capped withdrawals at 5% after...

US Mortgage Rates Rise for Fourth Straight Week, Approaching 7%

Sep 17, 2026 | Markets

Mortgage rates rose for a fourth week, coming ever closer to 7%, a threshold that stands to worsen things for borrowers in the already-stalled US housing market. The average for a 30-year, fixed loan climbed to 6.95% from 6.76% a week earlier, Freddie Mac said in a...