The ingredients for a financial reckoning are all in place

Reported by MarketWatch · Published 24 Sep 2026, 2:24 AM MYT (1 hr ago)

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A witch’s brew of rising debt levels, higher costs of capital and contagion risks is bubbling.

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The ingredients for a financial reckoning are all in place

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