The phrase "a sharp slowing in" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a significant decrease in speed or progress in a particular context, such as economic growth or performance metrics.
Example: "The report indicated a sharp slowing in the economy, raising concerns among analysts."
Alternatives: "a significant decline in" or "a marked decrease in".
Strong consumer spending pushed United States expansion ahead briskly in the third quarter, the government said today, but a sharp slowing in the closing months of the year has fanned concerns about the steadiness of the recovery.
The Fed's statement this week, in which it noted signs of a sharp slowing in economic activity, "is an intelligent list of the symptoms the U.S. is suffering," Mr. Barbera said.
ABN Amro economist Nick Kounis said: "We think the eurozone is set for a gradual economic recovery, helped by a sharp slowing in the pace of austerity, an acceleration in global demand growth and a sustained easing of uncertainty and financial stress.
The wild gyrations reflected one of the most confused and divided stock markets in memory, in which hopes that the market is about to rise again are balanced by worries that weakness in technology stocks may presage a bear market and a sharp slowing in the economy that will decimate corporate profits.
But although the new figures are a record, they also reveal a sharp slowing in the rate of increase in the last six months of 2016.
Strong consumer spending pushed U.S. expansion ahead briskly in the third quarter, the government said on Friday, but a sharp slowing in the closing months of the year has fanned concerns about steady recovery.
It cited four main threats to the global economy, with the eurozone crisis top of the list: While diminished, downside risks to the global economy persist and include a stalling of progress on the Euro Area crisis, debt and fiscal issues in the United States, the possibility of a sharp slowing of investment in China, and a disruption in global oil supplies.
If the Federal Reserve is ready to step in with rate cuts to prevent a sharp slowing of growth in the United States, the stock market here may begin to rally, which would lure investment from abroad, bolster the dollar and reduce the chances that foreign markets would outduel the United States.
A sharp slowing of growth in China would hit those economies hard.
On past experience, this points to a sharp slowing of GDP growth in the first half of this year.Should you trust the leading indicators or the forecasts?
"From the world's perspective, a surprising strength coming out of Europe gives us the best chance to survive a necessary sharp slowing in the United States," said Robert Barbera, the chief economist of Hoenig & Company.
