The Greek government might be living on borrowed time, but European finance ministers have just borrowed a bit more.

BBC: More time to argue about Greece

But even these craftsmen may be living on borrowed time.

ECONOMIST: Italian textiles and China

So Hyundai Engineering and Construction seems to be living on borrowed time as well as borrowed money, with about a fifth of its 5.2 trillion won debt falling due at the end of the year.

ECONOMIST: South Korea dumps the past, at last

Or to put it another way, the dramatic inversion of the Eurepo curve over just the past few weeks says something disturbing: banks are again fearful of becoming too financially dependent on each other, because they can't be certain which are healthy and which are living on borrowed time.

BBC: Where to find bank stress