Stock indices from South Korea to Russia to Brazil plummeted on Thursday and continued their sell off on Friday amid fears that a global recession may be underway.

由于担心全球经济将再次陷入衰退，上周四，韩国、俄罗斯和巴西的股市纷纷出现大幅下跌，抛售风潮一直持续到周五。

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Although stockmarket sentiment towards China's property developers has plummeted, there does not yet appear to be a comparable drop in the prices of flats or rental rates for offices.

股市上地产版块一路狂泻，但是住房的价格和写字楼的出租率却没有显著下滑。

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But if the market had seen that the peso was not going to be devalued, rates would have plummeted just as quickly.

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Since it became likely that the TAG program was going to be allowed to expire, interest rates on 3-month Treasuries have plummeted, falling by 80%.

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The kelp cover returned, but the bottom feeders continued to be overfished (Maine's cod catch plummeted by 70% during the decade), so the lobster population shot up.

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