The low failure rate was interpreted by some as proof that the tests had been too soft, but disclosure of sovereign-debt exposure reassured others.

一些人认为，这种低的不格率证明了此项压力测试过于温和，然而主权债务风险的披露却让另一些人重拾信心。

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I believe it's going to be more of a sovereign-fiscal issue as opposed to an interest-rate issue.

我相信多半是关于主权财政问题，而不是关于利率问题。

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More serious sovereigndebt risk, the greater the rate of inflation, higher international reserves, sovereign debtrisk is less likely to occur.

通货膨胀率越严重主权债务风险就越大，国际储备越高则越不易发生主权债务风险。 。

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The European Central Bank, operating within the legal limits imposed on it by the treaties that govern the European Union, is providing some liquidity to the banks and a bit of relief on the interest-rate front for sovereign borrowers, but it cannot do much to prevent the insolvent from being forced to default.

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Despite a climb in yields on ten-year government bonds to above 7%, the average interest rate Portugal pays on sovereign borrowing is only 3.6%, says Mr Teixeira dos Santos.

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The good news is that most unpredictable events (sovereign government defaults, droughts, interest rate hikes, etc.) give you enough time to act even after the fact.

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