{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/8457b14f-24d4-4f1a-a274-e6188315170b/69d4b938d2e95f51319243b0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Could private credit trigger the next financial crisis?","description":"<p>A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of <em>The Economist</em>. Anxious investors are rushing to pull their cash out of <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/04/01/how-worried-should-you-be-about-private-credit?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=editorspicks&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">private credit</a> funds. While failing funds are unlikely to bring down the rest of the financial system, the crisis may still spill over.</p><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:</p><ul><li>Private credit</li><li>Private-equity houses</li><li>2008 financial crisis</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>subscribe to Economist Podcasts+</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our</em><a href=\"https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em> FAQs page</em></a><em> or watch</em><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gczo71bg1uY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em> our video</em></a><em> explaining how to link your account.</em></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}