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What stands out

The Financial Times report that the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), the UK regulator that supervises banks, is probing whether Barclays misrepresented illiquid private‑credit loans is the standout moment. A regulator asking whether a major bank understated the risk on loans that trade infrequently raises the possibility of restatements or fines and forces the market to value balance‑sheet opacity rather than headline capital ratios. That kind of scrutiny can amplify volatility across banks and lenders that hold similar assets.