这并非前所未有：在保守党和自由党政府执政期间的过去经济衰退中，都出现了年中预算调整和刺激性支出。申菲尔德指出，斯蒂芬·哈珀在2008年金融危机期间和贾斯汀·特鲁多在COVID-19大流行期间都扩大了赤字。

The final reading of consumer sentiment in April fell for the fourth straight month, plunging 8 percent from March and reaching its lowest level since July 2022, amid trade policy volatility.

WINDHOEK, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Namibia's mining and quarrying sector contracted by 1.2 percent in 2024, reversing a 12.4 percent growth recorded in 2023, according to the Chamber of Mines of Namibia.