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MILD RECESSION [2 records]

Record 1 2023-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Fluctuations
CONT

Even if the slowdown turned into a moderate recession, the government would still accumulate a surplus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fluctuations économiques
CONT

L'incertitude persistante en Europe a donné lieu à un consensus selon lequel le continent amorce une récession modérée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fluctuaciones económicas
CONT

Una recesión moderada implica caídas del orden del 3% durante el año en que se extiende.

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Record 2 1992-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economics
CONT

The late 1980s were the height of Japan's "bubble economy, "when soaring land prices and cheap credit sent the Nikkei into the stratosphere, turning thousands of people into paper millionaires. The Nikkei topped out at 38, 915. 87 on Dec. 29, 1989. Since then tighter money policy and a mild recession have punctured the bubble. The value of stocks dropped by equivalent of over $2. 8 trillion Cdn, more than half, in a generally gradual decline that has lasted 2 1/2 years.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économique

Spanish

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