Most of the capital is tied up in property.

大部分资金都投在了房地产上无法动用。

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Because money tied up in capital earns lower returns, that would mean lower profits.

因为束于资本内部之钱，回报率低，这也意味着低利润。

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Asia has found out, to its cost, that it cannot isolate itself from icy winds blowing from the us and Europe, not least because increasing amounts of Asian capital are tied up in western companies.

亚洲在付出代价后发现，自己无法躲开从美国和欧洲吹来的刺骨寒风，其中部分原因是，与西方企业绑在一起的亚洲资本越来越多。

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The first serious cracks emerged in September when America's Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, a now-autonomous agency once tied to the major exchanges, told MF to put up more capital.

ECONOMIST: An old hand on Wall Street is crushed by a bet on Europe