Concerns about the weak consumer, the frozen jobs and housing markets, rising debt delinquencies, inflation, stubbornly high bond yields & geopolitical stresses cause many analysts to worry that the economy will slow materially this year.

CION has a typical middle-market BDC quality profile, with senior secured lending backing income but limited protection against valuation pressure, as evidenced by persistent NAV erosion.

With U.S. debt approaching $40 trillion, long-term bond yields rising, and the possibility of renewed quantitative easing in 2026, markets may be signaling a loss of confidence in Western financial systems.

​​​​​​​It is clear, that our present liability-based fiat currency system, which includes the Federal Reserve and other central banks of the world is in process of being replaced by a new asset-based money/currency.

Healthcare is outperforming the S&P 500. While the broader market barely touched its gap, the healthcare sector blew right through it and kept climbing.