slowdown

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If a default cycle kicks off, “bank lending is likely to emerge as more than an offset to the slowdown in private credit,” they write, adding that easing banking regulations will incentivize increased lending.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Economists have warned that a sustained rise in oil prices could push up transport and food costs, pushing households and businesses to cut back spending in other areas and leading to wider slowdown.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The slowdown raised questions about whether PayPal’s turnaround efforts were working.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

In any case, the unemployment rate is now viewed as the best measure of the labor market’s health, given what’s expected to be a long-term slowdown in job creation.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

The packinghouse foremen made it quite clear that the prior day’s riot did not merit any discussion or work slowdown.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield