deterioration

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Adding to the industry’s problems are signs of deterioration on the loans that private-credit firms originated in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

While pockets of stress are emerging within private credit, the issues appear isolated rather than indicative of widespread deterioration in lending standards or balance-sheet quality.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

"If we do the right thing early in the illness, and support people with the right level of pacing, you can prevent that deterioration in a lot of cases."

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

“Fed officials are likely to resume easing only for clear ‘good’ reasons—more rapid progress toward the 2% inflation target—or clear ‘bad’ reasons—a meaningful deterioration in labor market conditions,” he wrote.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Yet genetic deterioration through man-made agents is the menace of our time, “the last and greatest danger to our civilization.”

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson