Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, has persuaded his colleagues to make a bold decision. By a majority of 11 to one, they decided last week to undertake a monthly programme of asset purchases aimed at the labour market. Is this riskless? No. Does it make sense? Yes, because the results of doing nothing would be far worse.
美聯準(Federal Reserve)主席班•柏南奇(Ben Bernanke)說服自己的同事做出了一個大膽的決定。以11票支持、1票反對的壓倒性多數,聯邦公開市場委員會(FOMC)上週決定出臺每月一次的資產購買計劃以改善就業市場形勢。這一舉措毫無風險嗎?當然不是。那麼這一舉措是否明智?是的,因爲不採取任何行動將導致嚴重得多的後果。
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