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Funding vehicles may fall prey to spreading contagion

The US and European money markets are expected to come under more pressure this week when a raft of off-balance sheet funding vehicles run by some of the largest commercial banks try to finance themselves through the sale of short-term secured debt.

At least $10bn (€7.3bn) worth of so-called asset-backed commercial paper is due to be "rolled" or resold to investors over the next couple of days.

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