Moneylenders are common across rural India, often providing loans at extortionate rates. Some farmers hand over food booklets as collateral.

在印度农村，放债者非常普遍，他们通常以勒索性的利率提供贷款，有些农民被迫交出粮食册作为抵押。

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The effort was credited with forcing down mortgages rates and providing support to the crippled housing market.

效果是人们认为这既降低了按揭利率，又为受挫的住房市场提供了援助。

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Bonds have the merit of providing steady income, at rates that are now very high; they tend to be less volatile than stocks; and they have a higher legal claim on a company's assets.

债券具有提供稳定收益的优点，目前的债券收益率非常高；债券和股票相比，其价格波动小；而且对公司资产具有更高的法律索偿权。

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With fiat currencies being printed, short-term interest rates near the zero-bound, and real interest rates providing negative expected returns, investors have been incentivized to chase higher returns on equities and invest in real assets.

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And the high cost of remedying the problem will result in higher rates, providing an even more competitive environment for new technologies.

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Many companies have HR policies in place that reinforce positive behaviors, from reimbursing workers for gym memberships based on attendance rates to providing free health screenings and paid time off for annual checkups.

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