Bankruptcies soar as high rates and end of Covid aid hit businesses hard

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Corporate bankruptcies are increasing at double-digit rates in most advanced economies as borrowing costs rise and governments unwind pandemic-era measures to support business worth trillions of dollars.

Following a decade of decline the number of US

rose 30 per cent in the 12 months to September compared…