在调整银行资本方面,美国财政部的不良资产救助计划(TARP)是部分地成功的。但是TARP还有更多事要做,因为包括存款人和银行债务的持有人在内的投资者显然都在银行里寻找更大的缓冲资金,这一金额比他们在危机之前需要的更多。
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:缓冲资本
3 assuage: vt.减轻
4 replenish: To fill or make complete again; 补充,把…再装满或再备足;
5 buffer: n.起缓冲作用的人(或物);
6 the capital asset ratio: 资本资产比率
7 chary: very cautious; wary 非常小心谨慎的;警惕的