It posted big gains in the market selloff of late 2008 and launched a fund last year designed to benefit if inflation surges.

该公司在2008年底的市场抛售中获得了巨额收益，去年推出了一只能在通货膨胀大幅上升时获益的基金。

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If inflation surges, American household income will rise with it, but the debt will remain locked into the previous low rates.

当通胀率继续上升，美国的家庭收入将随之增加，但债务却仍将维持在之前锁定的低利率水平。

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One difference between today and previous surges in inflation is that theincrease over the past year has been caused mainly by food prices, which jumpedby 23%.

而和之前的通胀高企所不同的是，如今近几年来的价格增长主要由食物引起，其跃升了23% 。

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