Things may get worse: Citi is involved in financing some giant buyouts still to come to the market, such as TXU, a Texas energy-utility, and First Data, which processes credit cards.

• 情况还可能进一步恶化：花旗参与一些即将面市的大型杠杆收购的融资，如田纳西能源应用公司TXU，加工信用卡的FirstData。