本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛The recent turmoil in the financial markets has had a direct impact on the ability of organizations to access short-term credit. As a result, companies are hoarding cash and taking defensive actions, including reducing capital spending, freezing hiring, considering layoffs, and delaying payments to their suppliers.
Forty percent of finance executives report that their organizations have less access to short-term credit than they did one month ago, with 16% reporting significantly less or no access to short-term credit. As a result, 62% of finance executives report that their organizations have already taken defensive actions. These organizations have:
1) Moved all or most of short-term investments to bank deposits and U.S. Treasuries (41 percent);
2) Reduced capital spending (37 percent);
3) Shortened the duration of their investment portfolios (29 percent);
4) Frozen or reduced hiring (26 percent);
5) Drawn on existing credit facilities to build cash (26 percent); and,
6) Considered staff reductions or layoffs (22 percent).更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
Forty percent of finance executives report that their organizations have less access to short-term credit than they did one month ago, with 16% reporting significantly less or no access to short-term credit. As a result, 62% of finance executives report that their organizations have already taken defensive actions. These organizations have:
1) Moved all or most of short-term investments to bank deposits and U.S. Treasuries (41 percent);
2) Reduced capital spending (37 percent);
3) Shortened the duration of their investment portfolios (29 percent);
4) Frozen or reduced hiring (26 percent);
5) Drawn on existing credit facilities to build cash (26 percent); and,
6) Considered staff reductions or layoffs (22 percent).更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net