There is now impressive momentum behind the idea of a leverage ratio, a measure that puts a fixed ceiling on the total amount of assets that a bank can hold relative to its capital.

现在杠杆比率势头强劲，这一比率将银行持有的资产总量与其资本联系起来，从而起到限制作用。

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Many of these debt-fighters are determined to hold the line against a debt ceiling increase.

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Yet those who see prices trading sideways said that view of the debt ceiling talks might not hold this time around, given how gold sold off in late December and early January over the fiscal cliff squabbling.

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Of course, McConnell knows full well that February is just days away and that he will get another large bite at the spending apple when the battle moves on to the debt ceiling where Congressional Republicans expect to hold better cards than they possessed in the current debate.

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