The leveraged loan market

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The leveraged loan market

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There is a corner of the credit market that has started to worry regulators - leveraged loans. How does the $1.2tn leveraged loan market work and why do some say it could pose a risk to the financial system? The FT’s Colby Smith and Joe Rennison explain. Read more at FT.com/debtmachine. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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