worst case

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“As with any supply-side shock, it can lead you in a stagflationary direction, with the inflation side of the mandate getting worse just as the employment side is getting worse, and that’s always the worst-case scenario for a central bank,” he said.

From Barron's

A worst-case scenario for farmers and consumers would see British lamb become even more expensive and less common on our shelves in favour of ever more sheep meat imported from major suppliers like New Zealand and Australia.

From BBC

If older couples start arguing about money, their tax preparer can try to defuse tensions by looking ahead and conjuring a worst-case scenario.

From MarketWatch

Damodaran’s first reservation is his scepticism when it comes to scenario analysis, because, as he points out, “there are almost no risky investments that are going to pass muster in a worst-case outcome.”

From MarketWatch

The most head-spinning confirmation came on Tuesday, when a reporter asked what would be the war’s worst-case scenario.

From Slate