全球掀起降息热潮2008年10月7日,澳大利亚央行率先宣布大幅降息。8日,中国人民银行宣布下调存贷款基准利率和存款准备金率,这是中国中央银行在不到一个月时间里第二次下调“两率”。同日,美联储、英国央行、欧洲央行、加拿大央行、瑞士央行也都加入了降息的行列。美联储将联邦基金利率削减0.50%,欧洲央行、英国央行和加拿大央行等也采取了相应宽松的货币政策。英国政府同日还公布了 On October 7, 2008, the Bank of Australia took the lead in announcing a sharp interest rate cut. On the 8th, the People’s Bank of China announced that it lowered its benchmark deposit and loan interest rates and the deposit reserve ratio. This is the second time the central bank has lowered its “two-rate” rate in less than a month. On the same day, the Federal Reserve, the Bank of England, the European Central Bank, the Bank of Canada and the Swiss National Bank also joined the interest-rate cut. The Federal Reserve will cut the federal funds rate 0.50%, the European Central Bank, the Bank of England and the Bank of Canada also adopted a correspondingly loose monetary policy. The British government also announced the same day