Not much help, say employers, who are pressing to cut bank holidays and annual leave instead.
然而雇主却认为这不会有多大的成效，而要求减少法定假日以及年假。
But the risk of default grew when low interest rates cut bank revenue and prompted lenders to scramble for new customers.
但利率降低，银行收益减少并且怂恿出借方争夺新顾客时，贷款拖欠的风险就加大了。
"Overall, this is as clear a signal as we could have expected that the MPC is braced to cut Bank Rate soon and in size," Walker said.
沃克表示：“总的来说，这是清晰的信号，我们可以预计货币政策委员会做好尽快适当减息的准备了。”
Thousands of bank employees are facing redundancy as their employers cut costs.
数千名银行职员面临裁员，因为他们的雇主要削减成本。
When the date came, you would cut the coupon off and go to the bank and get your interest payment.
当日期到来的时候，你就可以剪下这张息票拿到银行去兑换利息。
The Bank of England insists that it will cut interest rates only when it is ready.
英格兰银行坚持只有在它做好准备时才会降低利率。
At least one bank cut its prime rate today.
至少有一家银行今天降低了自己的最低贷款利率。
That is why the Bank of Mexico and America's Federal Reserve are running a programme to cut the cost further.
这就是为什么墨西哥银行和美国联邦储备委员会正在实施一项进一步削减成本的计划。
The European Central Bank cut its main policy interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point, to 1%, as expected.
欧洲中央银行如预期一样，将其其主要政策利率调整为1%，削减了四分之一。
The European Central Bank also announced an interest rate cut.
欧洲中央银行也宣布削减利率。
Regulatory overhaul has weighed on the decisions to cut back, senior bank executives say.
法规的修复完善也加强了要缩减的决定，高级银行主管们说。
IF a big investment bank cut pay and bonuses, would it still be able to retain or recruit the staff it needs to thrive?
如果一家大投资银行消减薪资和奖金，为了兴盛之需，那么它是否仍然能够留住老员工或招聘新员工？
At UBS, one banker recently complained that his staff's bonuses were sharply cut after the bank had already set aside money the prior nine months.
瑞士银行的一位银行家最近抱怨说，瑞银前九个月已经留出了发奖金的钱，但他手下员工的奖金还是被大幅削减。
That would free the central bank to cut rates.
这样中央银行就可以任意降低利率。
As instructed, I cut my lifeline to the bank and leapt into unproven waters.
像指示的那样，我把我的生命线系到了银行上跳进了这未知的领域里。
All that would bear down on inflation and in turn allow the bank to cut rates, thereby stemming inflows and eventually allowing the currency to fall.
这些措施将对通胀构成下行压力，反过来可以使银行降低利率，从而阻止热钱流入，最终导致汇率下降。
Sweden's central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point, to 0.5%.
瑞典中央银行将基准利率下调0.5个百分点，降到0.5%。
After the earthquake of Christchurch in New Zealand, New Zealand Central Bank cut interest rate by 50 basis points, while Japan's interest rate has been zero.
新西兰基督城地震过后，新西兰央行降息50个基点，但日本利率已经为零。
The People's bank of China has cut interest rates three times and strict controls on bank lending have been scrapped.
中国人民银行三次降息，严格的银行贷款限制也有所松动。
The European Central Bank cut interest rates by 0.75 percent - its biggest ever move and its third cut in two months.
欧洲中央银行将利率削减了75个基点，这是该银行有史以来做出的最大的降息，也是两个月来的第3次。
Economists say the inflation rate will likely increase in the coming months, reducing the room for the central bank to cut interest rates to spur economic growth.
经济学家表示，通货膨胀率在今后几个月可能还会上升，从而减少了中央银行通过削减利率来刺激经济增长的空间。
On January 8th the bank of England cut the base rate from 2% to 1.5%, the lowest since the central bank was founded in 1694.
(英国中央银行)英格兰银行[注1]1月8日将基准利率从2%下调到1.5%，这是该行1694年成立以来的最低水平。
Palestinians say such an annexation would effectively cut the West Bank in two.
巴勒斯坦人则认为这样的合并无疑将会把西岸地区一割为二。
Last month NAB cut its dividend by 25.0%, the first time the bank cut its dividend since 1991.
上个月，该银行削减股息25.0%，这是该行自1991年以来其首次削减股息。
Also, bank shareholders may prefer to cut back on lending rather than raise new equity.
此外，银行的股东更愿意削减债务而不是发信新股。
Even Japanese bank executives seem cut from an old-fashioned cloth.
在日本，即使是银行高管看起来也像是老古董。
Markets posted steady gains in Asia following an interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank.
美国联邦储备委员会宣布降低利率后，亚洲股市呈现平稳的涨势。
Aerial images provide vital information to Bank Haiti assessment team, cut preparation time from weeks to 36 hours.
航拍图像可为世行海地地震损失评估工作组提供重要信息，使得准备时间从数周缩短为36小时。
The Swedish Central Bank cut rates by 1.75 points - a record there.
瑞士中央银行将利率削减了1点75个百分点，创下记录。
The Swedish Central Bank cut rates by 1.75 points - a record there.
瑞士中央银行将利率削减了1点75个百分点，创下记录。
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