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

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

As the credit squeeze gripped the financial markets, his holdings took a beating.

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 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