A couple of years ago, forecasters were confident that global imbalances would reemerge once the crisis passed. That now seems unlikely: Neither the US nor China is going back to its pre-crisis growth rate or spending pattern.
下一次全球失衡卷土重来时，分析者将直到（但愿如此）要透过表面看到本质。但还会有下一次吗？几年前，预测家信誓旦旦地表示全球失衡将在危机过去之后重现。现在看来这基本上不可能：中国和美国都没有回归危机前的增长率或支出模式。