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Mohamed El-Erian.
  • Mohamed El-Erian addressed the key concerns investors are grappling with today, in an Insider interview. 
  • He flagged recession risks, covered credit-crunch concerns, and bemoaned the Fed's tight monetary policy. 
  • The top economist also sounded the alarm on commercial real-estate risks in a world of high interest rates. 

A credit squeeze is threatening the US economy, high interest rates have heightened the risk of "financial accidents", and the commercial real-estate sector is facing its "moment of truth," Mohamed El-Erian told Insider in an exclusive interview.