"doom loop" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: doom loops [plural]
Etymology: In the finance sense described by Andrew Haldane and Piergiorgio Alessandri in 2009. Head templates: {{en-noun}} doom loop (plural doom loops)
  1. A death spiral or adverse feedback loop.
    Sense id: en-doom_loop-en-noun-13TlVyPJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
  2. (finance) A feedback loop that can occur when banks hold government bonds and governments with weak public finances bail out such banks. Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-doom_loop-en-noun-XAOwcAO1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Topics: business, finance

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