They wanted to eliminate the stigma it used to be embarrassing to borrow at the discount window because the discount rate would because it would be an admission that the bank is in trouble.

他们希望消除这种瑕疵，过去在贴现窗口借钱，常常被认为是尴尬的事，因为贴现率将，因为这将是处于困境的银行的，进入权。

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When the crisis first hit, Mr Bernanke's first step was to lower the interest rate and lengthen the term on direct loans to Banks from the Fed's discount window.

次贷危机爆发后，伯南克先生的第一个措施就是降低利率，并从美联储的贴现窗口加长对银行直接贷款的期限。

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They wanted to eliminate the stigma it used to be embarrassing to borrow at the discount window because the discount rate would because it would be an admission that the bank is in trouble.

他们希望消除这种瑕疵,过去在贴现窗口借钱,常常被认为是尴尬的事,因为贴现率将,因为这将是处于困境的银行的,进入权。

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The Fed also lowered its emergency discount window lending rate to 1.25%, from 1.75%, on Wednesday.

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The Fed even narrowed the penalty banks paid for using discount window money, moving the discount rate closer to the Federal funds rate during the crisis.

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Late Thursday afternoon, it surprised the markets by raising the discount rate it charges though its emergency window to 0.75% from 0.50% while keeping its targeted Federal funds rate at between zero and 0.25%.

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