Paul J. Davies

Bloomberg Opinion Columnist

Paul J. Davies is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering banking and finance. Previously, he was a reporter for the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times.

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Private Credit Trades Between Friendly Funds Are Too Dicey

May 11, 2026

May 11, 2026

OpinionPaul J. Davies

Private Credit Trades Between Friendly Funds Are Too Dicey

1960s MALE HAND ROLLING...

May 7, 2026

May 7, 2026

OpinionPaul J. Davies

Private Credit’s Problem Isn’t the Media

Apollo's Rowan Warns Rivals To Ignore Blockchain At Their Peril

May 5, 2026

May 5, 2026

OpinionPaul J. Davies

European Banks Are Leaving the Markets to the Americans

Deutsche Bank AG Reports A Record Year For Profit

April 30, 2026

April 30, 2026

OpinionPaul J. Davies

UBS Has a Problem: It’s Too Profitable

UBS Group AG Posts $3 Billion in Profit, Signals More Buybacks to Come

April 29, 2026

April 29, 2026

OpinionPaul J. Davies

Jamie Dimon Is Competing With Everyone. He’s Not Alone

JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon Visits "Fox & Friends"

April 27, 2026

April 27, 2026

OpinionPaul J. Davies

Barclays Has a Plan to Ease the UK’s Fiscal Woes

Pound Heads for Weekly Gain On Possible Brexit Breakthrough

April 22, 2026

April 22, 2026

OpinionPaul J. Davies

UniCredit And Europe Aren’t Doing Each Other Any Favors

Unicredit SpA Chief Executive Officer Andrea Orcel Interview

April 20, 2026

April 20, 2026

OpinionPaul J. Davies

Goldman and BlackRock Calm Private Credit Panic. Blue Owl Less So

BlackRock Infrastructure Summit Held In Washington, DC

April 14, 2026

April 14, 2026

OpinionPaul J. Davies

JPMorgan’s Bond Traders Just Taught Goldman a Lesson

JPMorgan’s Bond Traders Just Taught Goldman a Lesson

April 1, 2026

April 1, 2026

OpinionPaul J. Davies

Monte Paschi’s Executive Coup Only Hurts Its Backers

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March 30, 2026

March 30, 2026

OpinionPaul J. Davies

Bankers Aren't Letting the Iran War Get in the Way of a Deal

Traders On The Floor Of The NYSE As US Stocks Rally Most Since 2022 On Trade Deal Hopes

March 27, 2026

March 27, 2026

OpinionPaul J. Davies

Private Credit’s Angry Investors Are Showing Its Limits

Stock Futures Rise As Oil Slips On Hormuz Hopes

March 25, 2026

March 25, 2026

OpinionPaul J. Davies

A Jefferies Takeover Is a Tough Ask for Japan’s SMFG

Sumitomo Mitsui Plans 889 Billion Yen Share Sale

March 23, 2026

March 23, 2026

OpinionPaul J. Davies

Private Credit Is Making Bank Investors Antsy, Too

Deutsche Bank AG Reports A Record Year For Profit

March 17, 2026

March 17, 2026

OpinionPaul J. Davies

The Fed’s $200 Billion Bank Stimulus Poses a Big Risk

Day Two Of World Economic Forum (WEF) 2026

March 12, 2026

March 12, 2026

OpinionPaul J. Davies

Apollo's Private Credit Logic Is a Lot Like Goldman

Key Speakers At Bloomberg Invest

March 10, 2026

March 10, 2026

OpinionPaul J. Davies

The White House Is Still Flirting With Financial Chaos

President Trump Holds "Make America Wealthy Again Event" In White House Rose Garden

March 5, 2026

March 5, 2026

OpinionPaul J. Davies

Private Credit Is Learning All About Liquidity

Key Speakers at the Global Financial Leaders' Investment Summit

March 4, 2026

March 4, 2026

OpinionPaul J. Davies

Polymarket and Kalshi’s Iran War Wagers Are Ghoulish — and Troubling

Kalshi, Polymarket Woo New Yorkers With Dueling Free Food Offers

March 2, 2026

March 2, 2026

OpinionPaul J. Davies

Private Credit Is Sickly. Banks Aren't the Cure

Key Speakers At CEO Workforce Forum