本月早些时候,英格兰银行做了一件在其322年的历史中前所未有之事——将基准利率降至仅为0.25%。放在几年前看,此举可能非同寻常。这意味着英国的银行能够以近乎“零代价”从央行借钱。但是,在2016年,“史上最低”利率已经成为一种老生常谈式的夸张说辞,并不能引起太多关注。事实上,即使英国央行再度削减其基准利率,甚至降至零,也不过是仅仅达到其他大 Earlier this month, the Bank of England made something unprecedented in its 322-year history - lowering the benchmark interest rate to just 0.25%. A few years ago to see that this move may be extraordinary. This means that a UK bank can borrow money from the central bank at almost “zero cost.” However, in 2016, “the lowest interest rate in history” has become a clichément of clichés that does not attract much attention. In fact, even if the Bank of England cut its benchmark interest rate again, even to zero, it would have merely reached other large