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Credit Squeeze |
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Credit Squeeze A situation in which it is difficult to finance through borrowing. A credit squeeze often occurs when economic growth is declining and/or when interest rates rise. The Federal Reserve is often blamed for credit squeezes when they raise target interest rates, but it may occur through private sector actions as well, such as a systemic rise in bad debt. See also: Credit crunch. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Long term, this continued credit squeeze will aid the competitive positions of those companies with sound business models and debt-free balance sheets. Pacific Gas and Electric Company today informed the California Public Utilities Commission that the cash and credit squeeze created by the electricity crisis in California has prompted 15-20 natural gas suppliers to decline to sell gas to the company beyond their current commitments. If Greenspan moves to lower interest rates, that could free up billions of dollars in capital that had been sidelined, easing the credit squeeze in key tech sectors such as telecommunications. |
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