credit squeeze
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Gregory Daco, chief economist at the consulting firm EY-Parthenon, said he thinks a significant credit squeeze would have “slightly more’’ of an economic impact than the quarter-point rate hike the Fed announced Wednesday.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2023
In one scenario, European banks that had lent money in the Turkish public and private sectors would face a credit squeeze if Turkey could not make its loan payments.
From Washington Post • Aug. 17, 2018
When bad debts rose at home, the lenders retreated, leaving a credit squeeze in their wake.
From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2013
These are areas that have been particularly damaged by the credit squeeze and problems in the eurozone, with lenders scaling back loans and dramatically tightening lending criteria.
From The Guardian • Aug. 1, 2012
"At this point it looks like being very disruptive in the short term ... the credit squeeze could be quite violent," said Nicolas Veron, a senior fellow at Brussels think-tank Bruegel.
From Reuters • Jan. 18, 2012
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