在調整銀行資本方面,美國財政部的不良資產救助計劃(TARP)是部分地成功的。但是TARP還有更多事要做,因為包括存款人和銀行債務的持有人在內的投資者顯然都在銀行里尋找更大的緩沖資金,這一金額比他們在危機之前需要的更多。
Glossary:
1 the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP): a program of the United States government to purchase assets and equity from financial institutions in order to strengthen its financial sector. It is the largest component of the government's measures in 2008 to address the subprime mortgage crisis.
2 capital cushion:緩沖資本
3 assuage: vt.減輕
4 replenish: To fill or make complete again; 補充,把…再裝滿或再備足;
5 buffer: n.起緩沖作用的人(或物);
6 the capital asset ratio: 資本資產比率
7 chary: very cautious; wary 非常小心謹慎的;警惕的