Lowering short-term interest rates is the Federal Reserve's main way to get banks to increase lending.

VOA: special.2010.11.05

All of these banks are really in control of short-term interest rates and these interest rates are used to try to manage and stabilize the economy.

所有国家的中央银行都可以,控制短期利率,通过控制短期率达到,管理和稳定经济的作用

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Even though the deposits are short-term and the depositor can get the money at any time, the depositor is earning interest of a level that can only be made on long-term loans.

即使是短期存款,存款人可以随时取走存款,存款人也可获取仅从长期贷款中,才可得到的利息水平

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Year after year, beginning in 1922, the Digest was the bible of everyday American life, featuring short human-interest and success stories, advice columns, memorable quotations, and tasteful jokes.

VOA: standard.2010.03.08