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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Why the interest rate clears-- it's a mysterious phenomenon, because it's a market phenomenon and each person only sees his or her own contribution to the market and not the whole market.

为什么这个利率能让市场出清...,这是个不可思议的市场现象,每个人只能看到自己在市场中的行为,而不了解整体市场情况

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