slowdown
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But a slowdown turns into a recession only when something financial goes wrong.
A slowdown in economic activity will also spur a pickup in default risk, forcing banks to set aside higher provisions for potential losses, Janus Henderson Investors fund manager Robert Schramm-Fuchs said.
The one risk that could tip the U.S. into a recession: If the Federal Reserve targets inflation with higher rates in the face of a slowdown.
From Barron's
“We have yet to see any evidence of a demand slowdown, especially in Asia,” analyst Zuzanna Pusz wrote in a research note.
From Barron's
On Monday, though, inflation fears were being superceded by worries about an economic slowdown — leading to a rally in Treasurys that sent most yields lower as of afternoon trading.
From MarketWatch
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