The measure would sharply limit credit card issuers' ability to raise interest rates on existing balances.

这项措施将大大限制信用卡发卡行提高现有余额利率的能力。

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Some concern has emerged inside the Fed that that pledge could limit its ability to quickly raise rates when necessary.

在美联储里有一些观点认为资产抵押可能会限制快速提高利率的需要。

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I had blithely been assuming a deal to raise the debt limit would get resolved at the last minute-the classic American way.

之前我从来没有担心过，想当然地认为提高国债限额的协议将在最后时刻得以达成——这可谓是美国的经典方式。

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Opposition Republican leaders agree on the need to raise the borrowing limit by August second or risk the nation's first default.

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Yet France may raise the age limit for beer and wine sales to eighteen, the same as for hard liquor there.

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But on Thursday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned lawmakers that lack of action to raise the borrowing limit would mean a lower credit rating.

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Because ideas can flow so freely, efforts to limit distribution raise challenging enforcement obstacles.

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For example, excessive debt and persistent unemployment may limit spending, raise interest rates and crimp growth.

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Additionally, Congress should provide that when it next comes time to raise the debt limit, a super-majority vote of both Houses of Congress will be required to raise the debt ceiling by a percentage greater than the rate the economy is growing.

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