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It's not obvious at all. It used to be a commonly used term for dishonest bankers, and it's still defined as such in most dictionaries, though many of them also note that it is less common now because of more awareness of the harmful stereotype.
Sounds like it's always been used as a slur/terrible stereotype, hell Shakespeare made the entire character a stereotype....
https://time.com/3394403/shylock-biden/