Bail Out(救助基金)

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“Bail out(救助基金)” appears in many newspapers and websites these days. For example, I read a passage online at Yahoo about “Bush seeks to assure leaders about bailout plan” today. What is “Bail out”? Bailout in economics and finance is a term used to describe a situation where a bankrupt or nearly bankrupt entity, such as a corporation or a bank, is given a fresh injection of liquidity, in order to meet its short term obligations. Often bailouts are by governments, or by consortia of investors who demand control over the entity as the price for injecting funds.

在线金融新闻网站wallstrip.com与英国独立报对此的报道称，此bail-out fund（救助基金）是由十家银行出资，为重建金融系统的信心而设立，旨在表示银行已做好准备共同面对此次危机。美联储没有像援助贝尔斯登一样，援助雷曼兄弟，导致其破产。美国财长保尔森也告诉金融机构，它们必须自己负责找出走出危机的方法。
　　平准基金（Stabilization Fund）又称干预基金（Intervention Fund），是指政府通过特定的机构（证监会、财政部、交易所等）以法定方式建立的基金。它对证券市场进行逆向操作，旨在熨平“非理性的剧烈波动”。主要是为了防止股市暴涨暴跌，以达到稳定证券市场的目的。
　　但事实表明，平准基金迄今无一成功。

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US lawmakers negotiate massive bailout package

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US lawmakers have held tough negotiations on a 700-billion dollar bailout for the US economy under pressure from President George W. Bush and global markets to produce quick results.

Lawmakers said Monday brisk talks toward a deal by week's end included an agreement that the US Treasury could acquire（收购） some equity(资产净值) from banks in exchange for bailing out bad debts, and an accord（协定） on an oversight plan.

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Congress, White House reach financial bailout deal

WASHINGTON - US Congressional leaders and the Bush administration reached a tentative（暂定的） deal early Sunday on a landmark bailout of imperiled(危害) financial markets whose collapse could plunge the nation into a deep recession(萧条)..