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Catalysts for a recovery that lengthens into the back half of the year, however, will be complicated by the ongoing rise in oil and other energy prices, and higher inflation coupled with slower-than-expected economic growth.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Catalysts are not needed either, which reduces costs further.

From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2024

Catalysts that could cloud the outlook include unexpected weakness in economic growth, the potential for the Federal Reserve to be more hawkish than markets have priced in, and a rebound in inflation, investors said.

From Reuters • Jun. 23, 2023

The GWU sports teams won’t be known as the Catalysts, Fireworks, Independents or Monumentals.

From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2023

“What is so alarming to me is what this does to due process,” said Susan Kirsch, founder of Catalysts for Local Control, an advocacy group in the San Francisco Bay Area.

From New York Times • Aug. 26, 2021