What is more, Citi's nonguaranteed bond cost 2.19 percentage points more than the 3.31% aggregate interest rate it was paying on all its long-term debt at the end of June.

此外，花旗截止6月底为所有长期债券支付的利率总计为3.31%，其无担保债券的利率比这一利率高出2.19个百分点。

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The extra demand weighs on bond yields and sets a lower threshold for the cost of credit for businesses and consumers.

这些额外的需求压制着债券利率，并给企业和消费者借贷成本设了一个较低的标准。

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The cost of insuring sovereign debt against default has risen across the board, and for countries thought particularly at risk, bond yields are on a firm upward march.

主权债务违约的保险成本已经全面上升，对于那些被认为特别危险的国家，其债券收益也正处在坚定的上行之中。

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The specific cost to bond holders and the general cost to society would have been smaller.

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Of course another way to hedge your stock holdings is to invest in a low-cost bond fund.

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The expense ratio for leading NTF bond funds at these shops averages 0.66%, while the average cost of bond funds on the Forbes Best Buy list is 0.37%.

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