Likewise, other rates that key off Treasury rates — foreign bond and corporate bond yields, for example — could rise.

同样，除国债利率外的其他重要利率，如外国债券和企业债券的收益率，可能也会上升。

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A credit rating is far less relevant to Treasury bonds than it is to, say, a corporate bond.

信用评级与国库债券的关系不大，远远不如与公司债券之间的关系。

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If that is the case, then Treasury-bond yields will rise sharply, probably hurting corporate bonds and equities.

假如真是如此，那么债券收益将会急剧上升，可能会伤害企业债券和股票。

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However, the possibility of a reduction in the US Treasury credit rating would affect the bond markets, and corporate debt as well, which would be forced to pay a higher insurance premium for its debt going forward in the case of a US downgrade.

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