1·This was not a testimony, in short, that ruled out further rises in short term interest rates.
这并不是一个单纯的陈述，简而言之，它排除了短期利率在未来的上升可能。
2·In addition, the Federal Reserve - the nation's central bank - has lowered short-term interest rates to near zero percent and pumped huge amounts of money into the economy.
此外，美国的中央银行美联储把利率降低到接近于零的水平，并向经济部门大量注资。
3·One possibility is that the economy will start returning to normal, in which case short-term interest rates will rise and bond markets will suffer.
有一种可能性是，经济将重回正常状态。在这种情况下，短期利率将升高并且债券市场会遭受冲击。
4·The worrywarts have a stronger point when they argue that too much emphasis is placed on short-term interest rates as a means of cutting unemployment.
当他们争辩把短期利率作为一种减少失业的手段受到过多重视时，杞人忧天的人有一条更有力的论据。
5·The tool was the short-term interest rate, the target was price stability.
这里说的工具就是短期利率，而目标则是物价稳定。
6·But the Federal Reserve had already started raising short-term interest rates, flattening the yield curve, the difference between short and long rates.
但是，美联储已经开始提高短期利率，使收益曲线变得扁平，收益曲线即长短期利率之间的利差。
7·Instead of trying to meet monetary targets, they use their own money to determine short-term interest rates.
他们使用自己所持有的货币来决定短期利率，而不再去试图实现货币目标。
8·Very low short-term interest rates also encourage investors to seek higher returns by moving into risky assets such as equities and corporate bonds.
极低的短期利率也促使投资者寻找更高的回报进而将资金转移至如股票和公司债券的风险资产中。
9·To influence demand, the central banks move a short-term interest rate up or down by adjusting the supply of bank reserves.
为了影响需求，中央银行通过调节银行储备货币的供应来抬高或降低短期利率。
10·This is a profitable strategy when, as now, short-term interest rates are close to zero and the yields on longer-term bonds are higher.
当短期利率接近于零，长期债券的收益率较高时，这是一种盈利的战略，目前的情况就是如此。