Technically, the trend is called deleveraging, and it's got our top economists and elected leaders wringing their hands with worry. ❋ Pamela Yellen (2011)
Looks like the bulk of deleveraging is done; I'm actually seeing some green on the screen these days. ❋ Canadian Silver Bug/Green Assassin Brigade (2008)
We see TWC on track for its near-term deleveraging goal of ❋ Unknown (2010)
Although the benefit of these low-cost debt facilities may unwind over time, we also expect some near-term deleveraging of the group's balance sheet, driven by Westfield's lower distribution payout ratio and reduced capital-expenditure requirements. ❋ Unknown (2010)
So again, it's why we don't think that there will be a major near-term deleveraging under the BMO facility, which isn't that much amortization occurring. ❋ Unknown (2008)
This "deleveraging" -- essentially the paying down or reduction of debt held by individuals, corporations and investors -- is one reason the economy is going through a recession. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Mr. Dudley also said that "deleveraging" -- whereby efforts by firms and households to reduce debt levels is cutting into investment and spending -- has been exacerbated by the economy's deterioration since Lehman Brothers failed. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Recently, giant financial firms have tried to get their houses in order by "deleveraging" -- selling off assets, reducing debt and building up capital. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Turley said much of that was due to customers "deleveraging" - paying down debt - and being more cautious about further investment. ❋ By TIM HUNTER (2010)
That cartoon is where we are at the moment: the result is "deleveraging" - financial firms trying to pay off debt, reduce the ratio of debt to equity (with equity depleted by losses), and correspondingly shrink their balance sheets. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Banks, hedge funds, private equity funds and others are trying to reduce risk by "deleveraging" -- selling stocks and bonds to raise cash, increase capital and cut their own debt. ❋ Unknown (2008)
This so-called "deleveraging," most economists say, is either a reflexive response to the collapse of Wall Street and housing prices, or it's a sea change in the spending habits of the American people. ❋ Pamela Yellen (2011)
The national belt-tightening, known as deleveraging, comes as the U.S. economy struggles to fend off a double-dip recession. ❋ Jon Hilsenrath (2011)
Among his worries: Strains on European banks could force them to sell their assets, push global markets down and hurt an already weak global recovery, a process called deleveraging about which officials have become more worried. ❋ Jon Hilsenrath (2011)
Mr. Davig said the latest data offer a glimmer of hope that the long process of household debt-reduction, called deleveraging, is in a late stage. ❋ Josh Mitchell (2012)
It is an effort to delay, in other words, the deleveraging process in the hope growth will recover quickly enough to keep prices from falling further. ❋ Kelly Evans (2011)
GOLDSTEIN: And it's also the case, you know, that a lot of households and small businesses are in what economists call deleveraging right now. ❋ Unknown (2010)
