Though the slump of 2009 is a distant memory, monetary conditions are still extraordinarily loose, thanks, in many places, to efforts to hold down currencies (again, China leads in this respect).
The factory is now operating short weeks, due to a slump in car sales. It shut down completely for four weeks over Christmas.
眼下汽车销售量下滑,工厂已经调整为非完整工作周,圣诞节期间关门整整四周。
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Its task is to keep inflation down (helping smooth out the economic cycle), to protect the financial system, and to prevent a recession turning into a deep slump.