It's seen as a step intended to reassure financial markets and keep long-term borrowing rates low indefinitely.

外界认为这一举措旨在安抚金融市场，并无限期地将长期借款利率保持在低位。

But Janet Yellen said borrowing rates would remain low for, in her words, a " considerable amount of time" .

但珍妮特·耶伦称借款利率仍“在相当长的时间内”保持很低。

Borrowing rates rose to over 8%, roughly level with those in America.

【level】贷款利率上涨到超过了 8% ，差不多和美国一样了。

At that time, Brusuelas said, a productivity increase - an early result from the sudden use of laptops, cellphones, and the internet - helped keep borrowing rates low.

布鲁苏拉说，当时生产率的提高--这是笔记本电脑、手机和互联网突然使用的早期结果--有助于将借款利率保持在较低水平。

The Federal Reserve extended its year-long fight against high inflation by raising its key interest rate a quarter-point despite concerns that higher borrowing rates could worsen the turmoil that has gripped the banking system.

美联储将基金利率上调了25个基点，延长了其长达一年的对抗高通胀之路，尽管人们担心更高的借贷利率可能会加剧困扰银行体系的动荡。

Although the Fed was late in launching its rate-rise cycle, it has moved with alacrity since starting, raising short-term borrowing rates from 0% in March to 3.75% now—its most aggressive increase in four decades.

尽管美联储启动加息周期的时间较晚，但自启动以来行动迅速， 将短期借贷利率从 3 月份的 0% 提高至目前的 3. 75%，这是 40 年来最激进的一次加息。