The crisis that began in 2007 originated in the sub-prime mortgage sector in the United States, and in US banks that were “too big to fail,” prompting many observers at the outset to predict the end of American financial capitalism. But the banks that were most affected were elsewhere, and the long-term winners will be a few American banks – including some of the most notoriously weak banks – which will get bigger as a result of the crisis.
肇始于 2007 年美国次贷危机的这一轮金融海啸，起源地是美国一些“大到倒不得”的银行。危机伊始，不少观察家便由此断定，它标志着美国式金融资本主义的终结。然而，如今看来，美国的银行反倒不是危机的最大受害者，其中颇有一些 —— 包括几家出了名的问题银行 —— 居然在危机中坐大，成了长时段上的赢家。用大把纳税人的钱输了血以后，美式资本主义卷土重来。