The Bank of Japan cut rates to zero but failed to avoid a long recession.

日本银行将利率下调至零，但仍然无法避免长期衰退。

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Job cuts are spreading throughout the economy as the year-long recession deepens.

裁员会随着长达一年的经济萧条的加深而扩散到经济中。

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They say Japan's long recession in the 1990's showed such handouts to be ineffective in stimulating demand.

他们说，日本1990年代的长期衰退已经证明，这种发放现金的作法对刺激需求不起作用。

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Job cuts are spreading throughout the economy as the year-long recession deepens.

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And mixed economic signals continue to call into question how long it will take for the country to emerge from recession.

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As for how long the recession will last, Bryson predicts that the economy could turn positive by the end of the year.

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Trade imbalances are the tethering link in the chain of causation behind the long recession.

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Greece is in the grip of a years-long recession, and many people are struggling to make ends meet.

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By contrast, Argentina, whose peso is fixed at par with the dollar, is languishing in a long recession.

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