
直觀的教訓(xùn)是,延續(xù)了將近一年之久的金融危機(jī)還遠(yuǎn)未結(jié)束。愁容慘淡的投資人正把目光投向各類銀行。
The financial crisis claims another two victims-and once again the taxpayer picks up the pieces
金融危機(jī)又落兩城——納稅人再度收拾殘局

IT WAS another of those frantic weeks that were never meant to happen in the world’s most advanced economy. On July 13th Hank Paulson, America’s treasury secretary, stood on his department’s steps like some emerging-market finance minister, and unveiled an emergency plan to save Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two mortgage giants that owe or guarantee $5.2 trillion. Two days later, Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, put the fear of God into the markets, warning Congress of a foul amalgam of inflation and economic distress.
本周,和前幾回一樣,狂亂無(wú)序的局面再一次出人意料地出現(xiàn)在這個(gè)全球最發(fā)達(dá)的經(jīng)濟(jì)體。7月13日,美國(guó)財(cái)長(zhǎng)漢克·保爾森(Hank Paulson)像某位新興市場(chǎng)的金融大臣一樣,站在財(cái)政部門前的臺(tái)階上,宣布了一項(xiàng)緊急計(jì)劃:援手房利美(Fannie Mae)和房地美(Freddie Mac)。這兩家房貸巨擘虧欠或擔(dān)保的抵押額高達(dá)52億美元。兩天后,美聯(lián)儲(chǔ)主席伯南克帶著人們對(duì)他如同“上帝”般的敬畏,出手房貸市場(chǎng),警告國(guó)會(huì),稱通貨膨脹和經(jīng)濟(jì)困境或?qū)⒉⒓缫u來(lái)。

The immediate lesson is that the financial crisis, nearly a year old, is far from over (see our coverage, beginning with this article). Gloomy investors are gunning for banks of all types. In America the prices of houses and shares are falling, and the cost of food and energy has soared. Consumers are almost certain to cut back. The euro-area economy may have shrunk in the latest quarter. Central banks around the world are having to raise interest rates to curb inflation, and the dollar looks vulnerable. Even if the downturn proves less sharp than pessimists fear, it is likely to last longer than optimists hope.
直觀的教訓(xùn)是,延續(xù)了將近一年之久的金融危機(jī)還遠(yuǎn)未結(jié)束。愁容慘淡的投資人正把目光投向各類銀行。美國(guó)的房?jī)r(jià)和股價(jià)持續(xù)下跌,糧食和能源成本飆升,消費(fèi)者緊縮開支幾成定局,歐元區(qū)經(jīng)濟(jì)在本季度可能縮水,各國(guó)央行不得不提升利率遏制通脹,美元呈現(xiàn)疲軟之勢(shì)。這一輪的經(jīng)濟(jì)低迷,其影響即便在事實(shí)上沒有悲觀者擔(dān)心得那樣嚴(yán)重,但周期則很可能比樂(lè)觀派希望得要長(zhǎng)。
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