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n_u | 24 days ago

what does "frozen up" mean?

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bandrami|24 days ago

Corporate bonds were simply not being bought, at any price. Same with commercial paper. Nobody knew what firms were going to still exist in a week so nobody was willing to lend any money at all.

n_u|24 days ago

> Nobody knew what firms were going to still exist in a week so nobody was willing to lend any money at all.

Perhaps I'm misunderstanding, but isn't this another way of saying it was too risky for people to invest? That seems to be the same concept as the quote you cited from the parent comment: "either the return wasn't commensurate to the risk".