警鐘響當美國國庫券需求急轉直下

警鐘響當美國國庫券需求急轉直下
Alarm bells ring as demands for US Treasuries nosedive
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:05:49 GMT

Alarm bells ring in the US over the reluctance of foreigners in buying Treasury securities after a report showed a declining demand for long-term assets in December.
美國的警鐘鳴響，因外國人不願意購買財政部證券，在一份報告顯示12月的長期資產需求下降後。
The Treasury Department says China and Japan have decreased their holdings in the treasury fund.
(註：?????)美國財政部說，中國和日本都已減少其持有的國庫資金。
Beijing reduced its holdings by $34.2 billion to $755 billion entitling it to the second-largest foreign holder of US Treasuries behind Japan.
北京減少持有量342億美元至7,550億美元，給以其僅次於日本為第二大美國國債的外國持有者。
The big drop in China's holdings in December is the largest monthly drop since the year 2000, it said.
中國在12月的大減持是自2000年以來的最大月度降幅，它說。
Japan also reduced its holdings to $768.8 billion by trimming $11.5 billion of it in December, but it still remains the largest holder of US Treasury securities.
(註：????)日本亦減少其持有量7,688億美元，在12月略減115億美元，但它仍然是美國國庫券最大的持有者。
"Foreign holdings of US Treasury securities fell by 53 billion dollars in December, surpassing the previous record drop of 44.5 billion dollars in April 2009," the report said.
“外國持有的美國財政部證券在12月減少 530億美元，超過了以往的紀錄，在2009年4月下降445億美元，”報告說。
The US budget deficit is projected to hit a record high of $1.56 trillion in 2010, surpassing last year's record $1.4 trillion deficit.
美國的預算赤字在2010年預計將創下新高為 1.56兆億 ，超過去年創紀錄的1.4兆億美元赤字。
Critics say the gigantic gap will not be sustainable and will eventually damage the economy.
批評人士說巨大的差距將是不能持續的，和最終將損害經濟。
They also warned that the decline in holdings of Treasury securities may force the US government to make higher interest payments in the future.
他們亦警告說，持有美國財政部證券的衰落，可能迫使美國政府在將來作出更高利息的還款。
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