Economic forecasting is a long-standing joke, but the laughter has turned harsh and bitter in the wake of the credit crisis.

长久以来经济预测一直是个笑柄，但在信贷危机发生之后，笑声变得刺耳和苦涩。

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Mr. Molinaro added that his firm could have easily used financial instruments to cancel out, or hedge, the impact of any change in the value of Bear's own credit standing.

莫利纳罗还说，它的公司可以很轻松地使用金融工具消除或是对冲贝尔斯登自身信贷价值变化所产生的影响。

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I don't mind buying an expensive car, but I do mind standing at a filling station watching the digital read-out adding noughts to my credit-card bill for a tankful of something I can't even see.

我不介意买个贵车，但是我很介意就为加满一箱我甚至都看不见的玩意，就要看着加注站的数码表不停往我卡上添零。

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It argued that a slowdown would do little damage to the credit standing of many of the region's governments.

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While the current ratings of bond insurers lend nothing to the credit standing of the bond issuer, most insured issues should still be viewed as having viable insurance backing in case of distress.

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Even smaller firms are beginning to see the importance of a respectable credit standing.

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