High interest rates are a brake on the economy.

高利率阻碍了经济发展。

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The president has chosen to kick-start the economy by slashing interest rates.

总统已经决定通过大幅度降低利率重振经济。

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Falling interest rates may help to bolster up the economy.

利率下降可能有助于激活经济。

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But if they act too soon and raise interest rates too much, the economy could crash again.

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The Fed then again cut interest rates in 2001 in response to the very definite weakness of the economy.

美联储在2001年又一次降低了利率1,为了适应经济中明确的弱点。

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All of these banks are really in control of short-term interest rates and these interest rates are used to try to manage and stabilize the economy.

所有国家的中央银行都可以,控制短期利率,通过控制短期率达到,管理和稳定经济的作用

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Falling prices increase the real burden of debt, and real interest rates cannot be reduced to boost the economy, because interest rates cannot be negative.

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Low rates are unquestionably stimulating the economy, but even lower rates are unlikely to have much impact.

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We need to get the economy growing at rates that are normal for America.

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