Sound Point CEO says paradigm shift in US economy lessens likelihood of tariff-induced recession

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Previously titled “Paradigm shift in US economy lessens likelihood of tariff-induced recession – Sound Point’s Stephen Ketchum” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 3, 2026

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“We’re at a reasonable balance now.” That’s the view of Stephen Ketchum, founder and CEO of Sound Point Capital Management, regarding the state of credit markets in June on the latest edition of the ‘Credit Exchange’ podcast with Lisa Lee.Sound Point, an alternative asset manager with over USD 43bn in AUM, de-risked its portfolio earlier this year, when the firm felt there was a little bit too much optimism. It then added risk when sentiment skewed toward an excess of pessimism in April.“We are in a world where there’s been a real paradigm shift in the way that our economy works,” Ketchum said, on the fading worries about an impending recession sparked by the ‘tariff tantrum’. The US in particular, but the developed world more generally, have moved on from what was, decades ago, a manufacturing economy with somewhat-predictable economic cycles. The US is now overwhelmingly a service economy, Ketchum said. Because of that, the last 15 years has seen two recessions, both of which were “self-inflicted”.Tariffs will be a factor going forward. While Ketchum doesn’t expect that the US will impose 50% tariffs on friendly countries, there will continue to be negotiations, “so we’ll be prepared to manage through that,” Ketchum said. “The companies that we lend to will be prepared to manage through that.”But for its private credit book, Ketchum could neither de-risk, nor add more risk. The most important thing is to underwrite for years, make sure one backs companies that have high barriers to entry in their market, and most importantly, have management teams you trust will be able to pivot when they need to, he advised.

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