Take the economy first. Certainly, its anaemic performance mark this recovery as out of the ordinary, but then it follows long years of extraordinary distress.

首先是经济方面，确实，缺少活力的经济表现阿让这轮经济复苏显得异乎寻常，而且这种现象出现在使人出奇苦恼的这么多年后就更是如此了。

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But corporate profits hinge largely on the performance of the broader economy, and at the moment a V-shaped recovery there seems unlikely.

但企业利润主要取决于总体经济的表现，目前而言这种V形复苏似乎不大可能出现。

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Hopes for a recovery of the global financial sector were boosted today when JP Morgan Chase reported better-than-expected quarterly profits after a record performance at its investment bank.

今日，摩根大通报告其投资银行的业绩创下记录新高，季度盈利好于预期。全球金融领域的复苏希望随之提振。

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The 1982 recovery took the economy's usual 6 months to reach the prerecession peaks of performance.

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While lower gas prices and the recovery of the auto sector (as supply chain disruptions eased in Japan) boosted economic performance in the third quarter, Hatzius believes the U.S. economy will continue to muddle through until the private sector feels comfortable enough that it has fixed its balance sheet to begin spending.

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And beyond the performance of specific stocks, a solid recovery in the housing market should lead to policymakers, starting with Bernanke, breathing a sigh of relief.

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