"The recovery in Germany is not faltering."

In late 1991 and early 1992 when there were signs of strength, stock prices rose, but then the incipient recovery faltered.

"If the recovery faltered, then policymakers might find that their ability to stimulate demand in the face of receding confidence would be impaired," the minutes said.

The economic recovery faltered as a new recession grew ever more likely.

The government says it's prove the recovery isn't faltering.

Today's Columns Credit market participants are questioning whether the sluggish apparent recovery could falter.

The increase should help alleviate concern that Japan's two-year-old economic recovery might be faltering.

But is that point now, when there are already some signs that the economic recovery is faltering?

Nevertheless, less than a month later the Fed cut short-term interest rates out of concern that the economy's nascent recovery might falter.

It comes at a time when the US economy's recovery from the recession is faltering.