"It was created to help carriers weather the liquidity challenges associated with the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on our nation.
The company, which has a huge debt load, concurred with Blackstone's gloomy assessment of the gas market and emphasized its "liquidity challenges" - leaving the impression that it might face bankruptcy if the deal fell apart.
In a statement, European banking regulators said they were "aware of the funding liquidity challenges in the current environment, and national authorities are taking steps to extend maturities, increase buffers and develop contingency plans".
Already pummeled by higher costs for raw materials and a dramatic shift away from highly profitable trucks, carmakers now are facing serious liquidity challenges.
Stock declines by banks facing liquidity challenges but which are otherwise solvent may lead to further credit tightening and a loss of confidence in those companies, it added.
A great deal of de-leveraging is occurring, which has created liquidity challenges for financial institutions and thereby compromised our credit markets' ability to help be an engine of economic growth.
The ratings service said the downgrade "reflects Moody's belief that Krispy's ongoing poor performance and weak cash flow generation will likely pose serious liquidity challenges over the next 12 months as the company may have difficulty meeting its forecast".
It is sufficient to remind ourselves of the need to circulate the significant U.S. dollar foreign exchange reserves in China and the structural liquidity challenges in the U.S. market, among other factors.
While peer-to-peer platforms like Lending Club have certainly provided more liquidity, the bigger challenge is building shared data underwriting platforms.
As a result, he said, "the money market is now awash with excess central bank liquidity, posing new challenges for markets and the E.C.B. alike".
