liquidity trap

基本解释

He is wrong, however, to assume that this is evidence of a "liquidity trap" in the US financial system.
然而，他的错误在于他认为这是美国金融体系中存在流动性陷阱的证据。
A liquidity trap can occur whenever there is a sharp reduction in demand for loanable funds—which is exactly what happened during the Great Depression.
只要对可贷资金的需求出现急剧下降，流动性陷阱就会发生——这正是大萧条期间所发生的事情。
Right now we’re in a liquidity trap, which, as I explained in an earlier post, means that we have an incipient excess supply of savings even at a zero interest rate.
现在我们陷入了一个流动性陷阱(在我此前的一篇文章中解释过)，意味着我们即使在零利率的时候，也将会遇到初始就过剩的储蓄。

For the economy as a whole, lots of cash in frightened hands is a liquidity trap.
FORBES
In fact, I view his General Theory as a guide for getting out of a recession or liquidity trap.
FORBES: Supply Side Employment Growth
Remember, during that entire period, Japan was stuck in a liquidity trap.
FORBES: Japan, Demographics and National Productivity