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Finance Dictionary and Glossary of Investment Terms
Squeeze
Definition 1.
Period when stocks or commodities futures increase in price and investors who have sold short must cover their short positions to prevent loss of large amounts of money.
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Definition 2.
A period of tight monetary policy, when interest rates are high and borrowing is difficult.
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Definition 3.
1. In financial terms, a period of time when borrowing is difficult. 2. In general business terms, times when increasing costs cannot be passed onto consumers. The decrease in profits is said to be caused by a "squeeze" on profit margins.
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