华尔街再现金融危机风险!
Nin-Hai Tseng
2012-04-23
华尔街的健忘是出了名的。新近出现的4个迹象显示,风险已重返金融业。这让人不禁怀疑,之前是否真的发生过金融危机。
某种程度上,由于股价反映出最糟糕的经济状况,投资者或许认为投资次贷债券更安全一些。此外,因风险更高,此类债券拥有相对较高的回报率,达到了7%到9%。在如今这个低利率时期,次贷债券或许是一个不错的投资选择。 不过,话说回来,住房市场现在依然是一个烂摊子。欧洲目前的债务危机依然让投资者感到惊慌。如果再来一轮危机,这些债券肯定会变质发臭,但投资者显然情意承担这样的风险。 译者 任文科 |
In a way, investors may see it as a safer bet today since prices reflect worst-case economic scenarios. What's more, such bonds, because they're riskier, yield relatively high returns of 7% to 9%. And at today's low-interest rates, it might come as a decent alternative. Then again, the housing market is still a mess. And Europe's ongoing debt crisis has continued to rattle investors. Another crisis could certainly turn these bonds sour, but that's apparently the risk investors are willing to take. |