It was not supposed to be this way. After tens of billions of dollars in bank bail-outs, hundreds of billions in fiscal stimulus, and trillions more in bond purchases by the Federal Reserve, the US economy was supposed to be fixed. This should have been the year of growth, and robust growth at that. Ben Bernanke, the Fed chairman, was meant to be anticipating his “central banker of the century” award, and enjoying a well-earned rest.
結果本不應該是這樣。在美國政府拿出數百億美元爲銀行業紓困、拿出數千億美元實施財政刺激、而美聯準(Fed)又斥資數萬億美元購買債券之後,美國經濟本應得到修復。今年本該是「成長之年」,而且應該出現強勁的成長。美聯準主席班•柏南奇(Ben Bernanke)原本應該期待拿到「世紀最佳央行行長」獎項,並享受應得的休息。
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