Anhaltendes Zurückgehen der Börsenkurse. Verschiedene Gründe können eine B. auslösen, etwa Bedenken über die konjunkturelle Zukunft eines Landes oder steigende Zinssätze. Gegensatz: Hausse.
A noticeable decline in performance:; SYN. slack, drop-off, falloff, falling off.
In the business or business cycle, the period of time when the economy is in depression, unemployment is very high, and national income is well below its full employment level. In the uk, the economy experienced a slump in the 1930s (the Great Depression), in 1980–81, and 1990–92.