1995年,世界经济的图象并不稳定.上半年西方主要国家一再出现经济衰退的信号,然而下半年形势又呈现同升趋势.预计1995年西方国家的平均经济增长率为2.7%,低于1994年的3.1%.美国出现了一些制约经济增长的因素,其中包括1994年2月至1995年2月曾7次提高利率,对利率敏感的耐用消费品和房地产的需求因而开始降温,墨西哥金融危机影响了美对墨出口,因此,1995年前两季度的经济增长率只有2.7%和1.3%.美联储担心经济下滑过快, The image of the world economy was not stable in 1995. In the first half of the year, major western countries repeatedly showed signs of economic recession, but the situation showed the same trend in the second half of the year. The average economic growth rate of western countries in 1995 is estimated to be 2.7% 3.1% in 1994. There were some factors that constrained economic growth in the United States, including the seven increases in interest rates from February 1994 to February 1995 and the consequent drop in demand for interest-rate-durable consumer goods and real estate. The Mexican financial crisis Affecting the U.S. exports to Mexico. As a result, the economic growth rate in the first two quarters of 1995 was only 2.7% and 1.3% respectively. The Fed feared that the economy would fall too fast,