The result would be an even weaker dollar and increased long-term interest rates.

结果将早就一个更加疲软的美元，增加长期利率。

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There were other puzzles: long-term interest rates ought to have picked up to reflect the scarcity of American savings and the concern about the dollar.

其它的疑问还有：由于美国的储蓄不足以及对美元走势的忧虑，长期利率应会出现升幅。

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Expectations that the Federal Reserve will undertake a second round of bond purchases to lower long-term interest rates has pushed the dollar down against the euro and the yen.

美联储预期将着手第二轮的债券购买，以此来降低长期利率，推动美元兑欧元和日元下跌。

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At stake are trades in eurodollar futures--bets on short-term interest rates affecting American dollar deposits outside the U.S.--accounting for 53% of the Merc's overall volume.

FORBES: That Other Exchange

Except for oil, most sensitive commodity prices have risen only slightly after years of decline, the dollar remains strong, real short-term interest rates are near historical norms, and productivity growth has accelerated in recent quarters.

FORBES: What The Fed's Minutes Leave Out

As investors speculated that it was putting short-term interest rates on hold for a while, the dollar rallied against the euro during European trading hours on Thursday.

ECONOMIST: The Fed, the dollar and commodities