Prior to the crisis, banks had often been net sellers of foreign government bonds, but they significantly increased their purchases during 2008-2009. With the onset of the European sovereign-debt crisis in 2010, banks’ appetite for public debt fell again.
银行活动积极度的下降部分要归因于外国公债持有量相对私人债务的上升。危机前，银行通常是外国国债的净卖方，但在2008—2009年却在大举买入。2010年，随着欧洲主权债务危机开始发酵，银行对公债的兴趣再次减退。