But, despite this understanding, the major central banks continue to maintain extremely low interest rates as a way to increase demand and, with it, the rate of inflation. They are doing this by promising to keep short-term rates low; maintaining large portfolios of private and government bonds; and, in Europe and Japan, continuing to engage in large-scale asset purchases.
但是，尽管有这样的理解，主要央行仍然保持极端低利率，以此增加需求和通胀率。它们的做法是承诺保持短期利率低位、维持巨大的私人和政府债券组合，在欧洲和日本，央行还继续实施大规模资产购买操作。