The performance of banking stocks tells one most of what one needs to know about the financial crisis.

銀行股的表現最能說(shuō)明金融危機的狀況。

In the US, the epicentre of the distress, banks had lost half of their market value between a year ago and the end of last week, relative to the S&P composite index.

在危機的“震中”美國，截止上上個(gè)周末，標準普爾綜合指數中的銀行股市值較一年前縮水一半。

Spreads between rates of interest on inter-bank lending in dollars, euros and sterling and expected official rates over three and six months are now wider than they were in March.
3月及6月期銀行間美元、歐元及英鎊拆借利率與預期官方利率之差較3月份時(shí)擴大。

The two government-sponsored enterprises have been financing about three-quarters of all US mortgages.
這兩家政府支持的企業(yè)，為美國約四分之三的按揭貸款提供融資。

While an important part of the world economy is worrying about the risks of financial collapse and ensuing deflation, the price of oil, the world's most important commodity, has doubled over the past year.

就在全球經(jīng)濟的一個(gè)重要組成部分正擔心金融崩潰以及隨之而來(lái)的通縮風(fēng)險之際，世界上最重要的大宗商品石油的價(jià)格在過(guò)去一年翻了一番。

The soaring prices of oil and other commodities are something of a puzzle, since global economic growth is slowing.

鑒于全球經(jīng)濟增長(cháng)正在放緩，石油及其它大宗商品價(jià)格的不斷飆升讓人感到困惑。