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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Banks have argued for years that the Fed’s stress tests are problematic, amounting to a binding rule that should legally require public comment.
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Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Big banks have long called for changes to the Federal Reserve's stress tests, a regular checkup on the sector's health.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
Photo-Illustration: Vulture This year was one big stress test that presented artists with a choice: Face uncomfortable realities or serve distractions to the audience.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
Bloomberg: The Fed’s stress test faces a stress test.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025
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Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Big banks have long called for changes to the Federal Reserve's stress tests, a regular checkup on the sector's health.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
Photo-Illustration: Vulture This year was one big stress test that presented artists with a choice: Face uncomfortable realities or serve distractions to the audience.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
Bloomberg: The Fed’s stress test faces a stress test.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Stress test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stress%20test. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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