economic malaise
Sluggish market conditions
Economic malaise is a prolonged period of sluggish growth, stagnant wages, and general economic unease—not outright crisis, but a persistent sense that things aren't working well.
The term suggests widespread dissatisfaction without a single dramatic cause: The country suffered from economic malaise throughout the decade.
Unlike recession, malaise emphasizes the mood of discouragement as much as the numbers.
- brain drainEmigration of skilled workers
- social unrestPublic disturbance from grievances
- inflationSustained price level increase
- fiscal stimulusGovernment spending to boost economy
- threadbareWorn until transparent
political instability · income inequality · cost of living · hunger · faded · structural reforms · gloom · slumped · idle · rust belt · trade imbalances · bleak · ration · resource depletion · global recession · hard times · education investment · international trade agreements
economic malaiseeconomic boom
Sustained period of growth
prosperity · economic growth · economic expansion · economic miracle · bull market
economic malaiseconsumer confidence
Public's economic outlook measure
bullishness · irrational exuberance · animal spirits · investor confidence
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