soft landings
Easy touchdown outcomes
Soft landings are gentle touchdowns—originally of aircraft or spacecraft, now commonly of economies.
A soft landing occurs when a central bank slows inflation without triggering a recession: The Fed is hoping for a soft landing.
The metaphor extends to any careful transition that avoids a crash: The company managed a soft landing after the merger.
- cushionStuffed fabric for comfort
- easeLack of strain
- gentlenessSoft, kind demeanor
- smoothnessFreedom from irregularity
- glide pathAircraft's landing descent route
inflation control · monetary policy · Federal Reserve · safeguarding · touchdowns · graceful · fiscal stability · buffer · shock absorber · gentle touch · pillow · moderates · relief · security · comfort · fail-safe mechanisms · economic slowdown · smooth transition
soft landingscrash landings
Uncontrolled aircraft arrivals
crashes · belly flops · collisions · crash · impacts
soft landingsrecessions
Economic decline periods
depressions · financial crises · stagflation · credit crunches · busts
soft landingscrash and burn
Fail completely and visibly
crashes · train wrecks · disasters · catastrophes · derailments
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