It started with large multinational companies, which are on as solid a financial footing as I can remember. Smaller firms are gradually recuperating; banks have rebuilt their capital cushions and reduced their dubious assets; the housing sector has stabilized; and a growing number of households are reestablishing healthier balance sheets, especially as employment gradually picks up.
整个序列已经被排好了。开始是大型跨国公司，在我的记忆中，它们的财务状况前所未有地好。规模较小的企业正在逐渐复原；银行已经重建了资本缓冲，削减了可疑资产；住房部门已经稳定；越来越多的家庭资产负债表正在恢复中，特别是在就业逐渐起色的情况下。