If the cost of their finance goes up, they will have either to cut the supply or raise the cost of finance to important investors such as hedge funds.

如果它们的融资成本上升，它们将不得不削减供应或提高对冲基金等重要投资者的融资成本。

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So far, at least, a striking feature of the crisis has been that hedge funds, the least regulated part of the finance industry, have proved more stable than more heavily supervised institutions.

至少到现在为止，比起处于更加严厉的监管之下的金融机构，那些对冲基金——金融届里受监管最松的行业——显示了更高的稳定性。这构成了本次危机的一个显著特征。

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Meanwhile, finance ministers in the European Union gave their blessing to proposed regulations that would curtail the activities of hedge funds and private-equity firms.

同时，欧盟各国财长也认可了限制对冲基金和私募基金公司活动的规定。

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That is why pension funds, which have a long-term interest in a growing and prospering economy, are foolish to finance hedge funds in betting against the economy.

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An analyst at one big investment bank reckons that, since August last year, the amount of finance it provides to hedge funds has fallen by 90%.

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They're very worried in particular about hedge funds and indeed the Italian Finance Minister was talking about banning them all together, and they're worried about off-shore markets.

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