'The preconditions for a shock are in place, ' said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Economy. com. 'Until very recently investors were very nonchalant about risks.

“股市振荡的预警早已出现，”穆迪经济网首席经济学家马克·赞第说道，“但是直到不久前，许多投资者仍然对于风险视若无睹。”

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When we talked to Mark Zandi last month, he said it's likely to be a year or so before the percentage of distressed sales falls and the housing market gets back to some semblance of normalcy.

当我们上个月采访马克.赞第时，他说这种令人沮丧的销售下滑可能还会持续一年左右，然后房屋市场才会呈现回归正常的态势。

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But Mark Zandi of Moody's Economy.com in New York says that as difficult as 2009 has been so far, the rest of the year could be worse.

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Saying the difference between a sharp recession and a depression is a loss of faith, economist Mark Zandi said a restoration of confidence will be key to recovery.

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But Mark Zandi at Moody's Economy.com warns the recovery may be fragile.

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Joining us to talk about all of this is Mark Zandi of Moody's Economy.com.

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Mr. MARK ZANDI (Chief Economist, Moody's Economy.com): It's good to be with you, John.

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Some housing advocates like the idea but economist Mark Zandi with MoodysEconomy.com is skeptical.

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