Giving evidence to Congress, Mr Bernanke supported fiscal efforts to boost demand before the US embarked on a "well controlled" longer-term deficit reduction plan.

在向国会作证时，伯南克表示支持在美国启动一套“管控良好”的长期赤字缩减计划之前，以财政手段提振需求。

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Even if the debt limit is increased, the credit raters suggested that without a substantial deficit reduction plan, the US sovereign rating was still at risk of a downgrade.

即使提升了债务上限，但信用评级机构称如不能达成实质性的缩减赤字方案，则美国主权信用评级仍将面临降级威胁。

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After so big a fiscal blowout, regaining credibility may require more than a deficit-reduction plan.

由于如此巨大的财政赤字，重获信用可能不仅仅需要赤字缩减计划。

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And the way to do it is to make sure that the deficit reduction plan is credible.

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But what about the coalition's core objectives: economic growth and the "deficit reduction plan"?

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Should the EU, the IMF or indeed the world really expect much from the Greek deficit reduction plan?

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Ministers say the changes, which take effect on 7 January, are needed to help the deficit reduction plan.

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