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。
Two of the nine members of the MPC had already resolved the dilemma in November by voting for a rate cut.
九位金融政策委员会成员中的两位已经在十一月投票赞成减息来摆脱目前的困境。
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Bahrain have all followed the Fed's April 30th rate cut.
沙特阿拉伯、阿联酋、卡塔尔和巴林就紧随美联储4月30日的降息政策实施了降息。
Financial markets were expecting a hefty rate cut on January 30th and several beyond.
金融市场当时预计在元月30日及之后会有几次较大幅度降息。
"I think the rate cut by the Fed is a little bit late and the market is expecting more," he said.
他说：“我认为这次美联储的降息决定有点儿太晚，而且低于金融市场的期望。”
After the interest rate cut, the Bank of England still has a lot of options to stimulate the economy.
在降息后英国央行仍有很多选项来刺激经济。
A rate cut does not just increase the supply of cash; it directly influences people's calculations about risk.
降息不仅仅增加了现金的供给，它还直接影响到人们对风险的评估。
However, in the past few weeks investors have been questioning whether another rate cut will help the economy.
然而，在过去的几个星期里，投资者都在质疑市场利率的下调是否真的对经济有所帮助。
Federal Reserve meets this week to consider if another interest rate cut is needed to help stave off a recession.
美国联邦储备委员会本星期也开会考虑是否须要继续降息，来帮助避免发生经济衰退。
From the Fed's initial rate cut in September through to late November, the dollar was on an express train downhill.
从Fed首次降息的9月份至11月底，美元就像坐上了下坡的快车。
In that environment, a rate cut would have signalling value but would not rapidly translate into actual borrowing costs.
在这样的环境下，减息只有作为信号的价值，而不会迅速转化为实际的借钱成本。
Some experts believe the crisis could even force the Bank to make an emergency rate cut before next week's scheduled meeting.
专家认为目前的危机甚至可能会迫使央行在下周例会前提前紧急降低利率。
But since expanding aggregate demand is precisely the goal of the interest rate cut, that incentive is not a bug but a feature!
但是，由于扩大总需求正是降息的目的，这一消费激励并非这个方案的缺陷，而是这个方案的特点。
The rate cut was accompanied by other measures to unclog India's banking system, which is becoming as congested as its city streets.
降息同时配合其他措施来清理印度银行系统，该系统已经如城市街道般拥堵不堪了。
However, Thailand's central bank may have eased some of the pain this week, when it surprised financial markets with its largest rate cut ever.
但是，令金融市场惊讶的是，泰国中央银行本星期有史以来最大幅度削减利率，这个举措可能已经缓解了部分痛苦。
And, curiously enough, the first Fed rate cut drew sneers from traders, but the market bottomed within days of the move. There was no recession.
而且说来奇怪，美联储当时第一次降息时受到投资者的冷眼，但随后几天内市场便见底，并没有衰退发生。
Most important, however, is employment data. The Fed is mandated to pursue full employment, so bad jobs Numbers provide great cover for a big rate cut.
然而，最重要的是就业数据。美联储受命实现完全就业，因此，糟糕的就业数据可以为大幅降息提供很好的借口。
So although a rate cut remains on the table, the Fed will continue for the moment to rely on the growing use of its balance-sheet to counter the credit crunch.
因此，尽管降息方案仍然放在案头，但是美联储现在将继续依靠资产负债表去抵消信贷紧缩。
Home owners with this kind of loan will have benefited from yesterday's rate cut, although trackers being taken out today are more expensive than a few months ago.
使用这种贷款的购房者将会受益于昨天的降息，尽管今天的跟踪按揭贷款比几个月前要贵一些。
Chinese stocks edged down amid volatile trade, with the benchmark Shanghai index swinging the most since 1992, despite the rate cut announced over the weekend.
尽管上周末宣布了降息的消息，但中国股市随着交易量动荡而小幅下滑，上证综指经历自1992年以来最严重的震荡。
He welcomed the rate cut, saying that given the financial turmoil in the U.S., 'this is something we needed to address immediately; it couldn't wait any longer.'
他赞成降息，并表示考虑到美国的金融危机，这是我们需要马上加以应对的情况，不能再等了。
This had been close to 70%, but unexpectedly strong growth in jobs and then retail sales in November has caused some in the markets to think a rate cut less likely.
这一可能性曾经一度接近70%，但就业率以及之后11月的零售额出人意料地上升，引起了一些市场分析人士认为降低利率已不太可能。
Better economic figures released this year, alongside emerging signs of a slowdown in US economic potential, has led to tumbling market expectations of a rate cut in recent weeks.
由于今年以来发布的经济数据较好，加之有迹象显示美国经济增长潜力衰减，因此，市场对美联储降息的预期在近几周出现大幅转变。
Better economic figures released this year, alongside emerging signs of a slowdown in US economic potential, has led to tumbling market expectations of a rate cut in recent weeks.
由于今年以来发布的经济数据较好，加之有迹象显示美国经济增长潜力衰减，因此，市场对美联储降息的预期在近几周出现大幅转变。
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