With fear of bank runs and defaults receding, banks’ reserve ratios became ever smaller, thus increasing their lending facilities. On this bedrock rose an imposing edifice of bond markets and banks that drove down the cost of finance, and thus sped up the rate of economic growth.
虽然依旧害怕遭遇挤提和烂帐，但银行的存款准备金比率依然逐渐下调，并借此逐渐扩大其贷款能力。在此基础上崛起了一个由债券市场和银行组成的庞然大物，不但降低了金融成本，还有助于加速经济增长的速度。