VOA常速英语2013--华盛顿政治对峙下市场仍然保持相对稳定（在线收听）

Markets Remained Relatively Stable Throughout Political Debate 华盛顿政治对峙下市场仍然保持相对稳定

NEW YORK — The Wall Street financial markets have remained relatively stable throughout the protracted debate in Washington over extending the $16.7- trillion government borrowing limit.  However, now that a last minute agreement has been reached to avert an unprecedented national debt default, some investors are still anxious about how this recent crisis will affect America's financial standing in the long term.

Stocks surged higher on Wednesday after Senate leaders reached a deal to raise the government debt ceiling.

在参议院的领导人们达成了一项提高政府债务上限的协议后股市在周三一片大好。

The news came one day before the U.S. Treasury said it could run out of ways to avoid default on its debt.

这一消息来自美国财政部表示可能会用尽所有方法来避免拖欠债务的一天前。

Many investors say they have not been surprised by either the political brinkmanship on display in Washington or the announcement of last minute deals.

许多投资者表示没有因华盛顿政治边缘政策或最后一分钟宣布的协议感到惊讶。

Ken Williams, a stockbroker with Blackwall Capital Markets, said it is just how business gets done in Washington these days.

布莱克沃尔资本市场股票经纪人肯·威廉姆斯表示这些天在华盛顿只是关于交易如何完成。

“Unfortunately we'll hit our rocks and have our problems and scare everybody.

“不幸的是,我们只会搬起石头砸自己的脚,用我们的问题吓吓大家。

It's just like a roller coaster, aahh, oohh, eehh, but in the end, guess what?

这就像一辆过山车,虽然经历波折，但你猜结果怎么着?

It'll come out nice and smooth and you'll get off and you'll look behind you and say, 'what a ride,'” said Williams.

万事OK，你下车会看看后面,然后说太过瘾了。”威廉姆斯说道。

Offering an alternative view is Gennadiy Goldberg, a strategist with TD Securities, who feels that even the threat of a default drove some investors to pull money from short-term money markets.

提供另一种观点的是道明证券策略师戈那迪·戈德伯格,他觉得甚至违约的威胁会促使一些投资者把钱从短期货币市场撤出。

Goldberg is worried the Congressional drama could also undermine long term international confidence in U.S. currency markets and the dollar.

戈德伯格担心国会的闹剧也会削弱长期美国货币市场及美元的国际信心。

“The Treasuries are used as kind of a risk-free base rate for things.

“美国国债是一种无风险基准利率的事物。

So obviously when your risk-free base is no longer risk-free, that will throw everything up in the air and have people reconsider how they see the U.S. dollar as a global reserve currency, how they see Treasuries as the risk-free assets,” explained Goldberg.

所以很明显当你无风险的基础不再是无风险,那一切将无济于事,而人们也会开始考虑他们如何看待作为全球储备货币的美元,如何看待作为无风险资产的美国国债。”戈德伯格解释道。

Goldberg also feels that not only has the U.S. financial reputation been tarnished, but in addition the national debt will actually increase because of the government shutdown.

戈德伯格也认为不仅美国的金融声誉遭到玷污,更有甚者由于政府关闭国家债务实际上会增加。

“There is no reason to assume that this would have actually saved us any money.

“认为这实际上会为我们节省任何金钱是完全不切实际的。

So the irony is that by shutting down the government, we're actually going to be paying more because you have to pay back the workers,

因此讽刺的是关闭政府让我们实际上要付出更多,因为你必须支付工人,

you have to pay back your debt and essentially it will cost you more in the end,” said Goldberg.

你必须偿还自身债务,本质上, 最后它将使你花费更多,”戈德伯格说道。

Even though Wall Street investors were prepared for a last-minute deal,

尽管华尔街投资者已经对即将到来的最后时刻有所准备,

Goldberg feels political stand-offs in Washington are likely to make the markets more volatile in the future.

但戈德伯格认为华盛顿政治对峙有可能造成未来市场的更加不稳定。