Thanks in part to lower unemployment rates than America, British homeowners are not being forced to offload their houses at fire-sale prices.

因为英国失业率低于美国，这产生部分影响，英国的房主不会勉强廉价出售他们的房子。

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Prior to the new accounting rulings, which are known as FAS 115-2 and FAS 124- 2, financial firms were forced to regularly assign market prices to securities they hold for eventual sale.

实行FAS 115-2 和FAS 124- 2会计新规前，金融机构强制要求经常对待售债券按市值重新定价。

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If all or many investors redeem at the same time, the fund will be forced to sell securities at fire sale prices, causing the fund to break a dollar, but also depressing prevailing market prices and thereby placing pressure on the ability of other funds to maintain a stable net asset value.

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As companies like El Paso are able to unload assets to pay debt, banks are more confident extending credit, which Conrad says averts the potential disaster of companies forced to liquidate power plants at fire-sale prices.

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