A bank with a very large portfolio of fixed-interest securities and derivatives, for example, would lose a bundle if interest rates went the wrong way.
例如，当利息走势不好的时候，拥有大量固定利息证券和衍生产品的银行很可能会受到重挫。
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The reason: Fixedinterest expenses are absorbing a bigger and bigger share of state budgets, leaving a shrinking portion for everything else.
理由是，固定利率支出在州预算中的占比日益扩大，势必挤压其他支出占比。
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Two-thirds of mortgage borrowers enjoy good credit and a fixedinterest rate and can depend on the value of their houses remaining far higher than their borrowings.