Economy: Great Recession
經濟:大衰退
事件回放:國際貨幣基金組織稱此次經濟危機為Great Recession。此前,歷史上影響最深遠的經濟危機為1929年至1933年間的全球性經濟Great Depression(大蕭條)。
在本次經濟危機中,各國紛紛采取經濟刺激措施,貨幣發行量大增,尤其以美國為代表。這種央行直接向市場注資的一種貨幣政策手段稱為quantitative easing(定量寬松),其實就是央行開動印鈔機器的一種委婉說法。
大衰退:Great Recession
The downturn that some have dubbed the 'Great Recession' has trimmed the typical household's income significantly, new Census data show, following years of stagnant wage growth that made the past decade the worst for American families in at least half a century.
美國人口普查局(Census)最新數據顯示,被人們稱作“大衰退”(Great Recession)的這幾年的經濟衰退使典型家庭收入大幅下降,近年來工資收入增長遲滯,過去十年成為至少半世紀來美國家庭最難過的時期。
定量寬松 quantitative easing
He also criticized the new round of US quantitative easing policy, saying it was "totally wrong" that the Federal Reserve tried to stimulate the US economy by pumping a large amount of money into the market. 他(經濟學家吉姆?羅杰斯)
還批評了美國新一輪定量寬松政策,表示美聯儲試圖通過向市場大量投放貨幣來刺激經濟的舉動“完全錯誤”。
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