The benchmark deposit rate, at 3.87%, is below the rate of inflation — meaning households are effectively losing money on bank savings.

目前3.87%的基准存款利率已低于通货膨胀率，这意味着人们将钱存入银行会赔钱。

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For instance, they vary reserve requirements (cash that commercial Banks must keep on deposit at the central bank) or impose quantitative limits on bank lending.

例如，他们时常改变存款准备金(商业银行必须寄放在中央银行里的现金)或者规定银行贷款限制。

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You have lots of Banks; the Banks are taking in gold and issuing notes but they are forced by the bank of England to keep a deposit at the bank of England.

英国有很多家银行，它们吸入金子并且发行纸币，但是它们都被英格兰银行强迫，在英格兰银行付保证金。

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You have lots of banks; the banks are taking in gold and issuing notes but they are forced by the Bank of England to keep a deposit at the Bank of England.

英国有很多家银行；,它们吸入金子并且发行纸币,但是它们都被英格兰银行强迫,在英格兰银行付保证金。

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