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NVDA$233.95+3.95% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeAAPL$333.69-2.16% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeGOOGL$343.50-0.12% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeMSFT$517.53+0.26% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeAMZN$251.52+0.74% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeTSM$472.78+4.92% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeSPCX$158.96+6.91% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeMETA$728.08-3.14% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeAVGO$355.14+0.66% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeTSLA$370.59-0.41% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeSKHY$195.13+1.86% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeMU$1074.89-0.68% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeBRK/B$502.65-0.56% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeLLY$1142.85-3.43% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeAMD$633.91+0.52% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeJPM$332.38-3.11% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeWMT$104.26-3.45% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeASML$1867.31+7.07% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeXOM$164.01+2.13% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeV$360.66-1.83% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeINTC$119.33-2.98% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeJNJ$256.03-5.60% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeMA$552.26-2.71% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeABBV$262.82-0.58% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closePLTR$188.75-0.49% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 close

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THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL WEEKLYSeptember 28–October 4, 2026Vol. 01 · No. 001
THE WORLD AT A GLANCE

World markets

Reference snapshot

Financial centers · Natural Earth

S&P 5007,722.72

index points ·

EUR / USD 1.12045 Oct 2026 · USD per EUR

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FUNDING • PRIVATE LENDING • REAL ESTATE • RISK

Credit & Property

The week in reporting and analysis. September 28–October 4, 2026.

Avoiding Financial Calamity

Federal Reserve reserve balances

USD billions

01,474.052,948.092,930.19Sep 23 average2,948.09Sep 30 average2,881.69Sep 30 Wednesday
Weekly averages versus a separately labeled Wednesday observation. Sep 23 calculated as Sep 30 average less the reported weekly increase. Not a bank-by-bank liquidity measure.

Sources: [3] Federal Reserve H.4.1 · 2026-10-01

Risk Watch: Separate the Shock From the System That Amplifies It

A fresh Bank of England warning puts sovereign markets, leveraged finance and operational resilience on the same map; evidence of vulnerability is not proof of a crisis.

Written October 5, 2026 · American Business Capital Group of Companies

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Real Estate & Commercial Property Debt (CRE)

Hotel collateral: nonperforming shares

%

05.1710.3410.34Limited service5.86Full service3.89Extended stay
Trepp study published September 28, 2026; provider securitized lodging universe and mixed-date underlying financials.

Sources: [3] Trepp: Limited-service hotel debt · 2026-09-28

Property debt expands as distress takes different paths

A record mortgage stock, higher CMBS arrears and a stressed hotel segment show why one property-market average is insufficient.

Written October 5, 2026 · American Business Capital Group of Companies

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Short-Term Funding Markets

Federal Reserve headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Archival context · Federal Reserve headquarters, Washington, D.C. · 2004-09-05. Dan Smith (Rdsmith4) / Wikimedia Commons; perspective and brightness edit by Dontworry. Image source · Usage terms. Display cropped to fit. Full credits.

Quarter-end cash movements test funding markets

Money-fund assets declined as repo activity expanded; the combination warrants careful interpretation, not an automatic crisis label.

Written October 5, 2026 · American Business Capital Group of Companies

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Private Credit Sub-Sectors

Wingspire 2026-1: financing scale

USD mn

0219.09438.18438.18Collateral value407.07Notes issued
KBRA September 28 rating release; collateral cutoff August 31. Difference is not a complete measure of every class's credit protection.

Sources: [1] KBRA Wingspire Equipment Finance 2026-1 ratings · 2026-09-28

Equipment finance shows how private credit reaches the bond market

A $407 million Wingspire securitization provides a concrete funding event amid a wider debate over credit quality and sector concentration.

Written October 5, 2026 · American Business Capital Group of Companies

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Private Credit and Non-Banking Financial Intermediation (NBFI)

Semi-liquid private credit: historical U.S. scale

USD bn

0212.5425425Gross assets241Net assets
Federal Reserve May 2026 FSR; historical data underlying its private-credit discussion, not October assets. Gross and net assets must not be added.

Sources: [2] Federal Reserve May Financial Stability Report: funding risks · 2026-05-08; updated May 28

Private-credit withdrawals keep attention on the links between funds and banks

British regulators highlight persistent pressure, while the broader question is how separate balance sheets respond to the same shock.

Written October 5, 2026 · American Business Capital Group of Companies

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