In addition, it could start to sell the huge volume of Treasury securities and other financial assets on its books, which would also place upward pressure on rates.

此外，它还能开始出售大量的国库证券和它账户上的其他金融资产。这些做法都可以给利息上调施加压力。

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Low yields also encouraged investors to seek higher returns in riskier assets, such as mortgage-backed securities.

国债的低收益也促使投资者在风险更大的资产上寻找更高的回报，比如抵押证券。

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Mark to market is a system in which banks must declare the value of assets such as securities on a daily basis, forcing them to be transparent about their balance sheets.

逐日结算制度就是说银行必须每天通报对资产，如有价证券的评估，迫使他们使资产负债表透明化。

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The Fed is taking on a serious risk in doing this because these assets that it takes on in exchange for Treasury securities could fail.

美联储这样做很有风险,因为这些他们作为国库证券交换来的,资产可能是个烂摊子。

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We did have a large,short position in subprime mortgage-backed securities, which has paid off enormously for the University and really helped protect assets in the past nine months or a year.

我们确实曾持有很多,次级抵押担保证券的空头,它们为耶鲁赚了不少钱,并且在过去的9个月或1年间,为资产保值发挥了实在的作用

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Indexing clusters investment assets in securities which represent past success, are widely owned, and often fully valued.

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They are counted as part of banks' capital, and prudential regulations often require pension funds to hold a minimum share of their assets in government securities.

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Kalamazoo has a 14% capital ratio and 39% of its assets in cash and securities.

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