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
Volcker imposed a ferocious credit squeeze, and Reagan supported this wildly unpopular policy.
From Washington Post • Oct. 19, 2021
Both metals have been used in China as collateral for loans, leaving traders and steel mills vulnerable to a credit squeeze.
From Reuters • Mar. 12, 2014
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
