Low interest rates eventually jump-started the expansion through a house price bubble that supported a debt-financed consumer-spending binge and triggered a construction boom. Meanwhile, prolonged low interest rates contributed to a “chase for yield” in the financial sector that resulted in disregard of credit risk.
低利率最终猛然通过住房价格泡沫启动了扩张，这一泡沫支撑了通过债务融资的消费者狂购并且引发了建筑业繁荣。与此同时，长久的低利率促成了金融部门的“追逐收益”，把信用风险抛在脑后。