In April 2010, about 18 months after the Lehman Brothers meltdown, the crisis seemed over. The forecast was for world GDP to grow at about 4.5% annually until 2015, which is slightly higher than the pace during the pre-crisis decade, while the average annual inflation rate was projected to be lower, at 2.9%.
就拿IMF的定期世界增长预测来说吧。2010年4月，在雷曼兄弟倒闭18个月后，危机似乎结束了。IMF预测世界GDP将在2015年之前保持4.5%的年增长率，略高于危机前十年的速度，而平均年通货膨胀率预计会有所降低，为2.9%。看起来未来一片光明。