credit squeeze
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of credit squeeze
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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The bank's head of U.S. equity trading strategy, Stuart Kaiser, said institutional investors view big tech companies, which generally have strong balance sheets and low debt, as a shield against a credit squeeze.
From Reuters ● Apr. 6, 2023
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
Everyone could see that Libor rates had shot up, but questions began to be asked about whether they had climbed enough to reflect the severity of the credit squeeze.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 18, 2017
When bad debts rose at home, the lenders retreated, leaving a credit squeeze in their wake.
From New York Times ● Dec. 27, 2013
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