• ICG analysis flagged resilient corporate fundamentals despite geopolitical shocks, citing sustained EBITDA growth in private markets as a key support for performance.
• Private-company interest coverage improved in the US, stabilized in Europe, pointing to solid debt-servicing capacity at a systemic level.
• Debt service ratios across the private sector have trended down since 2008-09, signaling lower systemic crisis risk despite pockets of stress.
• Longer-term macro risks highlighted included rising government debt, the structural outlook for the US dollar, AI-driven infrastructure investment.

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