In addition to undermining confidence in currencies, a sudden jump in inflation could frighten the market by eroding the value of investments, such as bonds, that pay fixed interest rates.

除了影响投资者对货币的信心外，通货膨胀的骤升也会令市场担心投资收益缩水，诸如支付固定利率的债券等。

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The Balance sheet starts with the total cost of its fixed assets and any trade investments followed by a breakdown of net current assets.

资产负债表一开头是公司的固定资产总额和公司的投资总额，接着是净流动资产分类。

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China has long applied stringent controls. On October 4th Brazil doubled a tax it charges foreigners on investments in fixed-income securities to 4%.

中国就历来实行严厉的控制，而巴西则在10月4号将固定收益债券对外国投资人的税率提高到4%，比以前翻了一翻。

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Aside from continued contracting inventories, Maki also expects drops in housing investments and business fixed investments.

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Still, it was fixed investments that really led the way down, dropping by 4.0% from a 4.7% gain in 2011.

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How much you'll receive each month when you start to draw down your annuity will then depend on how your variable or fixed investments do over time.

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