Opportunities to reassure investors by moving aggressively to deal with the corporate accounting scandals that Alan Greenspan,Fed chairman,(and others)think have discouraged investment have been fumbled.

• 美联储主席格林斯潘认为(采取开放手脚的行动对付已让投资者失去信心的公司财务丑闻来消除投资者疑虑的)机会已经丧失。