Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 69 recession 65 housing slump 62 economic downturn 61 slowdown 60 downturn 60 credit crunch 58 Great Recession 53 recessionary 53 economy 51 slumping 51 borrowing costs 51 belt tightening 50 subprime mortgage crisis 50 joblessness 50 austerity 48 austerity measures 48 mortgage defaults 47 slump 47 cutbacks 46 budget deficits 46 Recession 46 deflation 46 inflationary pressures 46 recessions 46 crisis 46 budget shortfalls 46 jobless rate 45 Great Depression 45 slowest pace 45 deflationary 44 stimulus 44 inflation pressures 44 interest rates 43 loan defaults 43 sluggish 43 euro zone 43 monetary tightening 43 unemployment rate 43 weakening 43 economic 43 unemployment 43 layoffs 42 shrinking 42 eurozone 42 souring 42 worsening 42 slowing 42 inflationary pressure 42 sovereign debt 41 sagging 41 contraction 41 crunch 41 inflation 41 double dip 41 turmoil 41 stimulus package 41 stimulus packages 41 retrenchment 41 gloom 40 downturns 40 faltering 40 Eurozone 40 plummeting 40 bailout 40 gloomy 39 economic downturns 39 inflationary 39 shrank 39 doldrums 39 bankruptcies 39 cuts 39 housing bubble 39 foreclosures 39 unsold homes 39 plunging 39 macroeconomic 39 malaise 39 Chairman Ben Bernanke 39 overcapacity 39 write downs 39 ballooning 38 headwinds 38 meltdown 38 budget shortfall 38 pessimism 38 pink slips 38 oversupply 38 policymakers 38 economists 37 jobless claims 37 payrolls 37 jobless 37 balance sheets 37 stagnating 37 glut 37 tightening 37 deceleration 37 bailouts 37 stagnation 37 Bernanke 37 rate hikes