这对美元构成了支撑并降低了美国家庭的借款成本，鼓励了他们过一种他们的能力无法达到的生活；这也为房地美和房利美的证券创造了一个活跃的市场，滋养了创设和发行的机器。
This propped up the dollar and reduced the cost of borrowing for US households, encouraging them to live beyond their means. It also created a more buoyant market for the securities of Freddie and Fannie, feeding the originate-and-distribute machine.