Earlier this month, federal bank regulators conducted stress tests on 19 large U.S. financial firms and forced some of them to raise common capital.

本月初，联邦银行监管机构对19家大型美国金融机构做了压力测试，并要求其中几家提高普通股本。

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Federal Reserve officials are preparing to conduct a new round of stress tests on American banks with a euro-area collapse in mind.

联邦储备署正在为以欧元区的崩溃做假想给美国银行实行新一轮的应对力测试做准备。

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The likely approval on dividends comes as the Federal Reserve completes a second round of stress tests for the nation’s 19 largest banks.

美联储第二轮对19家最大银行的压力测试产生了这次对股息发放许可的猜测。

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But before investors enjoy the benefit of the expense cuts, and after the inevitable and stupid last-minute debt-ceiling debate drama in Washington, the focus will be on the next round of Federal Reserve bank stress tests, which will end in March.

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