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Debt, higher borrowing costs and contagion risks raise crash concerns

MarketWatch argues that several macro factors that have been building over time could combine to increase the risk of a broader market downturn.

The outlet points to rising debt levels, higher costs of capital, and potential contagion dynamics as key ingredients that investors should watch.

In this view, the concern is less about a single trigger and more about how these pressures could interact, amplifying stress across markets.

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