"The committee continues to anticipate that the economic conditions -- including low rates of resource utilization, subdued inflation trends and stable inflation expectations -- are likely to warrant exceptionally low levels for the federal funds rate for an extended period."

VOA: special.2011.04.29

At that time, the Fed had cut the Federal Funds Rate to 1%, we had very low short rates.

当时联储局将联邦基金利率降至1%,短期利率非常低

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

So we wanna keep our inflation rate low which will generate a strong dollar or a dime.

因此，维持低通胀才是正道,这样才能让美元坚挺起来。

斯坦福公开课 - 经济学课程节选

Some critics partly blame the crisis on Americans' low savings rate and high personal debt.

VOA: special.2009.04.10

Low-income people were being given adjustable rate mortgages with very low starter rates, called "teaser rates," " that would be raised in the future.

低收入人群贷款时会享受到刚开始利率巨低的可调利率,但是随着时间的推移利率会慢慢增长“,这就是所谓的“引逗利率。

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

"The Internet penetration rate of those three places is fairly low.

VOA: special.2011.02.07

Relatively speaking, ours have been very low. We have remained the third lowest unemployment rate in Alabama for six to nine months now."

VOA: standard.2010.08.10