现任领导对公司利润的急剧下降负有责任。

The present director has presided over a rapid decline in the firm’s profitability.

这几个月的利率不断下降。

The interest rate has steadily declined in the past few months.

利率的下降将刺激经济增长。

The lowering of interest rates will act as a stimulant to economic growth.

给予投资者的建议是以利率将继续下降这一点为前提的。

Advice to investors was based on the premise that interest rates would continue to fall.

他又说，最近房屋售出率下降是“暂时问题”，一旦利率持续下降，应会自动回升。

The more recent down turn in home sales, he added, is"a temporary problem" that should reverse itself once declining interest rates take hold.