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GREAT RECESSION [2 records]

Record 1 2018-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Laws and Regulations
  • Economic Doctrines, Systems and Policies
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
OBS

A legislation signed into law... in 2010 in response to the financial crisis that became known as the Great Recession.

OBS

Dodd-Frank put regulations on the financial industry and created programs to stop mortgage companies and lenders from taking advantage of consumers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements
  • Doctrines, systèmes et politiques économiques
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
OBS

Réglementation américaine qui vise à mieux encadrer les banques et les marchés financiers, en particulier les marchés d'instruments dérivés.

OBS

Créée en réaction à la crise américaine de 2008, [la réglementation] cherche à en tirer les leçons en imposant un certain nombre de règles qui cherchent à la fois à combattre les causes et à éviter les conséquences désastreuses d'une telle situation.

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic History
  • National and International Economics
DEF

A period of general economic decline observed in world markets during the late 2000s and early 2010s.

OBS

The term "Great Recession" applies to both the U. S. recession-officially lasting from December 2007 to June 2009-and the ensuing global recession in 2009. The economic slump began when the U. S. housing market went from boom to bust and large amounts of mortgage-backed securities and derivatives lost significant value.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Histoire de l'économique
  • Économie nationale et internationale
DEF

Période de marasme économique que connaissent les marchés mondiaux du krach boursier de 2008 jusqu'au début des années 2010.

CONT

La situation financière relativement saine des ménages canadiens à l'aube de la Grande Récession a permis à l'économie canadienne de mieux absorber le choc à l'origine de celle-ci.

Spanish

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