Coronavirus credit crunch could make 2008 look like ‘child’s play’
Experts warn companies that have gorged on cheap money for the past decade face going out of business
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A worldwide credit crunch triggered by the coronavirus will set in motion a wave of corporate bankruptcies that will make the global financial crisis look like “child’s play”, investors have warned.
With the world’s most advanced economies all entering a shutdown that could last months, companies that have gorged on cheap money for the past decade face going out of business thanks to a huge spike in borrowing costs on international money markets.
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