stress test
noun
: an electrocardiographic test of heart function before, during, and after a controlled period of increasingly strenuous exercise (as on a treadmill)
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The Fed began to carry out stress tests back in 2011, in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis.
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Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 27 June 2024
The Federal Reserve Board’s annual stress test found that banks would lose $685 billion in an economic downturn.
—Laura Bratton, Quartz, 28 June 2024
That’s an increase of $144 billion compared to last year’s stress test results.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 26 June 2024
The Federal Reserve releases results of its annual bank stress test.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 23 June 2024
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Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 27 June 2024
The Federal Reserve Board’s annual stress test found that banks would lose $685 billion in an economic downturn.
—Laura Bratton, Quartz, 28 June 2024
That’s an increase of $144 billion compared to last year’s stress test results.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 26 June 2024
The Federal Reserve releases results of its annual bank stress test.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 23 June 2024
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“Stress test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stress%20test. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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