A precipitating factor is that the Federal Reserve has had a dramatic change of heart about the strength of the US economy. Fed chairman Ben Bernanke is now extremely concerned that the economy’s housing market and mortgage problems will cause a recession unless interest rates are aggressively cut even if this means taking some risks with inflation.
欧元升值有多重原因。其中一个促发因素是美联储对于美国经济实力的看法发生巨变。美联储主席伯南克现在极为担忧，除非大幅度降息，否则，美国经济中的房地产市场以及房屋贷款中的问题将会导致经济衰退，即使降息意味着某些通货膨胀的风险。