Pacific Investment Management Co. warns the credit loss cycle is imminent, driven by heavy AI spending that could widen economic disparities and impact lower-quality borrowers. The firm anticipates a resurgence in defaults and significantly higher losses in leveraged and private direct lending, citing borrower strategies like maturity extensions and payment-in-kind structures.
Largecaps look better as smallcaps price in strong growth: Franklin Templeton’s Arihant Jain
Largecap stocks offer a better risk-reward balance than mid- and small-caps as higher growth expectations are already priced into smaller companies, according to Arihant Jain
September 6, 2026