For those who are worried about the credit crunch, there is the failure of the Carlyle Capital bond fund and the short-lived boost given by the latest central-bank liquidity package.

• 对于那些担心信用卡危机的人来说，凯雷资本公司所发行的债务基金和最近中央银行采取刺激资金流动方案获得的短期提振都以失败告终。