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And low rates need to be balanced against the fact that tighter credit conditions make it harder for homebuyers to get mortgages.

Put together falling asset prices, rising defaults and tighter credit and it is hard to see how the economy will bounce back quickly.

He said tighter credit conditions and other headwinds would make economic recovery "patchy and slow. "

And just as booming credit once underpinned strong domestic spending, so tighter credit will mean slower growth.

The combination of a weakening labour market, slipping house prices, tighter credit and higher fuel costs will weigh on domestic spending.

Consumer spending has faltered in the face of a squeeze on household budgets and tighter credit.

The figures showed shoppers continuing to favour lower-price retailers as they face uncertainties over unemployment and tighter credit.

The impact of tighter credit could be even more acute in Spain, where the construction industry accounts for almost 20% of the economy.

Dollar: The tighter credit markets have also led to a rise in the dollar over the past week.

Although China's growth momentum has eased due to tighter credit conditions, concerns over China's sharp slowdown are overstated.

First, the burden of tighter credit fell disproportionately on the private sector, the most productive part of the economy.

Higher reserve ratios could mean tighter credit for manufacturers and construction companies, in turn damping copper buyers' demand.

Businesses will be in no mood to invest in a weakening economy, and will in any case be constrained by tighter credit.

One key issue: Mergers and acquisitions -- the main drivers of big wealth -- could die down with tighter credit.

But the double whammy of an ailing housing market and tighter credit means the odds of recession have risen.

A shift to tighter credit and fiscal conditions should result, beyond the removal of the stimulus measures imposed in 2008.

This belt-tightening , combined with falling housing prices and tighter credit, could trigger a recession.

Those efforts, combined with tighter credit policies, have slowed new construction.

There will be pain as tighter credit forces adjustments. But sensible, speedy international assistance would make a big difference.

But students may face tighter credit requirements in getting private loans and pay higher interest rates.

Falling real income, slumping share and house prices and tighter credit all cast a cloud over consumer spending.

The government may well have made the figures look stronger to avoid criticism of its tighter credit policy.

Today's noxious mix of commodity-led inflation and tighter credit makes relaxing policy far trickier.

But times have changed, with Beijing's hands now tied by tighter credit and without stimulus cash to spare.

Construction has slowed because of government purchasing restrictions on residential real estate as well as tighter credit.

Expect higher interest rates and tighter credit conditions.

The effect on the economy of deflated assets, tighter credit and costlier energy are already apparent.

First, reduced leverage and tighter credit will herald the end of the private-equity model of the past 20 years.

This group is significant because it may feel the effects of lenders' tighter credit standards the most, said FICO's Jennings.

Tighter credit is necessary to quell inflation.

There will be pain as tighter credit forces adjustments.

The effect on the economy ofdeflated assets, tighter credit and costlier energy are already apparent.

After a slight contraction last year because of tighter credit, business appears to be picking up again.

Next came tighter credit for many foreign-owned firms, like Hong Kong's Smart Union.

Tighter credit conditions are just what the markets need