CPI vs. the Fed: Why Inflation Is the Real Constraint
Headline CPI hit a three-year high while real wages turned negative. Why inflation, not the Fed, is the real constraint on capital costs and deal underwriting now.
Headline CPI hit a three-year high while real wages turned negative. Why inflation, not the Fed, is the real constraint on capital costs and deal underwriting now.
Most people are watching the wrong metric. The bigger shift is in the capital stack: leverage on lower middle market deals has gone from 3.5–4 turns to ~2.5 in private credit.
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