The Federal Reserve set out a long list of weak spots in the economy - house building is depressed, employers are reluctant to hire new workers, and bank lending is still declining.

美联储列举了经济中许多微弱的方面——房屋建筑萧条，雇主不愿雇佣新的员工，银行贷款仍然在减少。

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Banks still are vulnerable to bank runs because they still have deposits so the system is still vulnerable and therefore the Federal Reserve has a set of reserve requirements.

银行仍然对银行挤兑敏感,因为它们仍然有存款,所以这个系统还是比较脆弱的，因此,联邦储备金有一系列的法定准备金率。

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However, last spring, the Federal Reserve set forth that the provision would apply to everyone, dependents or equal partners in a household.

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With the Federal Reserve set to hold rates at current levels until 2015, that means a good chance of a high gold price for some years to come.

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Sadly, another Bronte letter was pulled from auction (the audience is typically not told why) and the third passed (that means it failed to meet the reserve set by the seller).

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