Eric Platt
US investment editor at the Financial Times. Covers private capital, credit markets, and major developments in the investment industry.
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Apr 3, 2026 • 13min
Robert Armstrong on coining the Taco trade
Eric Platt, FT’s US investment editor covering private capital, digs into Blue Owl’s redemption surge and rising unease in private credit. Robert Armstrong, FT financial commentator who coined the Taco trade, tracks how Trump tariff reversals shook markets, why gold outpaced Treasuries, and how Europe gained from the fallout.
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Mar 25, 2026 • 27min
Private credit’s public reckoning
Antoine Gara, FT deals editor who tracks private equity and credit, and Eric Platt, FT investment editor focused on asset management and credit markets, walk through private credit’s rapid rise to $2tn and the recent investor run. They discuss stressed funds, notable blowups and a spooked merger, wealth-channel redemptions, and what might come next for the sector.
