At last, economy leveling off — but bumps not over Your Financial FactSheet 16 years ago Aversa, Washington AP: “At last, economy leveling off — but bumps not over” At last, after a nerve-racking six-month descent, the economy appears to be leveling off. don’t assume the bumps are over. Stock investors, shoppers and home buyers are less jittery. Once-frozen credit markets are slowly thawing. And economic indicators that had been going from bad to worse are showing signs of stabilizing — though still at distressed levels.