With output now back to its pre-virus path and the labour market returning to health, policymakers appear to have decided that the time has come to instil a bit more discipline into credit markets. By paring back state support they have allowed bond defaults to jump recently. We suspect this marks the start of a renewed regulatory push to tackle moral hazard. This could help improve credit allocation but it carries risks to both financial stability and economic activity.
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