credit market
Debt trading sphere
A credit market is the system where borrowers and lenders exchange debt—loans, bonds, mortgages, and other instruments where money is lent now for repayment later with interest.
Financial news often treats "the credit markets" as a barometer of economic health: Credit markets froze during the 2008 crisis.
When credit markets tighten, borrowing becomes harder and more expensive.
- borrowersThose receiving loans
- bondsTies that unite
- lendersThose who provide loans
- interest ratesPrice paid for borrowing
- yield curveRates plotted against maturities
easy money · securitization · loans · liquidity · mortgages · banks · corporate bonds · capital allocation · too big to fail · central banks · rating agencies · collateralization · financial stability · debt ceiling · monetary policy · prime rate · hedge funds · risk appetite
- personal financesavings, income, investments, bills, auto insurance
- Wall Streetstocks, shares, Wall Street, NYSE, Dow
credit marketequity market
Marketplace for company shares
stock market · commodity market · foreign exchange market · real estate market · stock exchange
credit marketpeer-to-peer lending
Direct individual-to-individual loans online
loan sharking · shadow banking · barter system · personal loans · microfinance
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