The Fed’s latest Senior Loan Officer survey suggested that businesses are increasingly putting on hold investment decisions just in case Congress allows the fiscal cliff to hit. There is a growing incentive, then, for whoever wins Tuesday’s election to broker a deal to avert the cliff sooner rather than later. Otherwise, business investment in the fourth quarter may be a write-off too.
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