US banks and broker dealers are exposed to about half of this figure, or $1.8 trillion; the rest is borne by other financial institutions in the US and abroad. The capital backing the banks’ assets was only $1.4 trillion last fall, leaving the US banking system some $400 billion in the hole, or close to zero even after the government and private-sector recapitalization of such banks.
美国银行和证券公司要承担一半的风险，或者一点八万亿美元。剩下的将由美国和世界各地的其他金融机构承担。去年秋天支撑银行资产的资本只有一点四万亿美元，这样美国银行系统有将近四千亿美元的亏空，或者，即使政府和私营部门给这些银行注资后也是将近为零。