Or consider bankruptcies and defaults by households and firms.

或者再想想家庭部门和企业部门的破产和违约情况。

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The black sheep is South Korea, where households and firms are even more indebted than in America.

然而韩国却是亚洲黑马，其居民和公司的负债水平甚至高于美国。

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They furnish ready cash to households and firms in exchange for pledges of future income, such as mortgages and loans.

它们以家庭和公司未来的收入为担保来为它们提供现金，例如按揭和贷款。

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This is the difference between the saving of households and firms, and their investment.

ECONOMIST: Rainy-day blues

On the surface, the massive debts of South Korea's households and firms might suggest serious trouble ahead.

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The combined saving rate of households and firms in America has already fallen to its lowest level ever.

ECONOMIST: American interest rates need to rise