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V Q2 2026: filings, holdings, and macro context
SpaceX $25bn bond deal spreads widen sharply in secondary market
SpaceX bonds from a $25 billion deal widened sharply in secondary market trading, with Bloomberg Markets calling the spread deterioration unusually fast relative to recent comparable offerings. SpaceX equity momentum was separately reported to have slowed after the company's market debut.
GS Q2 2026: filings, holdings, and macro context
JPM Q2 2026 update — filings and holdings
MS Q2 2026 update — filings and holdings
V Q2 2026: filings, holdings, and macro context
Morgan Stanley $7bn private credit fund gates redemptions at 5% in Q2 2026
Morgan Stanley's North Haven private credit fund capped redemptions at 5% of shares in Q2 2026, fulfilling less than half of withdrawal requests that totalled 11.6% of fund assets. Morgan Stanley (MS) was named as the parent entity managing the gated vehicle.
Cboe relaunches S&P 500 binary options contracts after decade-long absence
Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) relaunched binary options contracts on the S&P 500 index (SPX) on or around 24 June 2026, re-entering a product category it had not offered for more than a decade and entering direct competition with prediction market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket.
Meta invests $900m in Cred; Kunal Shah to lead WhatsApp
Meta Platforms is acquiring a roughly 20% stake in Indian fintech Cred for $900 million at a $4.5 billion post-money valuation, with Cred founder Kunal Shah named as the new global head of WhatsApp.