contagion

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These linkages raise “potential contagion risks,” the IMF said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Ducournau wants to illustrate how fear itself can be a deadly contagion, a reality anyone who lived through those terrible times already knows too well.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Nonetheless, the contagion effect from AI into the bond market has been abrupt and “started getting real” within the past two weeks.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

Investors are getting antsy about a credit bubble and contagion effects cross the $20 trillion industry.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

“I find this contagion of optimism positively flabbergasting,” said Enoch.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs