Despite some of the most challenging economic conditions in decades, American consumer confidence jumped unexpectedly this month, a sign that widespread pessimism might be dissipating.

VOA: standard.2009.08.25

Again, there was a loss of confidence in the time of an economic crisis and people wanted to withdraw their money from the banks.

此外,在经济危机时期,投资者对银行失去信心,他们希望把钱从银行取出来

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"One of the things that everybody here is mindful of is that as we move forward dealing with this extraordinary economic crisis, we also have a deficit, a confidence gap when it comes to the American people.

VOA: standard.2009.04.20