Then there is the crazy idea that agencies cannot rate securities in which their leading shareholders have an interest.

于是，又一个疯狂的想法诞生了：评级机构不能对其大股东旗下的任何一支证券进行评级。

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Complicating matters, investors in complex mortgage-linked securities, who make money based on interest payments, could still balk, especially those who hold second mortgages or home equity loans.

令事情变得复杂的是，复杂的抵押贷款挂钩证券的投资者，那些靠支付利息赚钱的人，可能还在犹豫，尤其是那些持有第二抵押贷款或房屋净值贷款的投资者。

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By buying securities such as Treasury bonds, a central bank can drive down long-term interest rates as well in an effort to stimulate the economy.

通过购买美国国债等证券，央行还可以推低长期利率水平，从而刺激经济。

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"If the Fed goes out and buys longer-term Treasury securities, and buys them in significant amounts, what will happen is longer-term interest rates should come down.

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This shortage manifests itself in the form of interest rates on Treasury securities that are near zero in nominal terms, and below zero when inflation is taken into account.

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There is a belief among many investors that excess returns can be earned in the market by owning stocks for only 6 months out of the year and sitting the rest of the time in interest-bearing Treasury securities.

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Morgan in the interest-rate manipulation scandal and questionable dealings in mortgage securities, to name a few.

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