Three on Thursday - Margin Debt Crosses $1 Trillion
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Investor borrowing to fund stock purchases—known as margin debt—surged past $1 trillion in June 2025, eclipsing the previous record of $937 billion set in January. Margin debt doesn’t cause market crashes—but it certainly can magnify them. In this week’s “Three on Thursday,” we look at what margin debt is telling us now. For further insight, click on the link below.

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Posted on Thursday, July 31, 2025 @ 3:00 PM

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