Two years ago yesterday, Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson called up Alan Schwartz, the chief executive of Bear Stearns, and told him the jig was up. “Alan, you're in the government's hands now,” he said. “Bankruptcy is the only other option.” Thus began the epic stage of the credit crunch and 24 months on, many costly lessons have been learned.
两年前的3月14日,美国财长汉克•保尔森(Hank Paulson)打电话给贝尔斯登(Bear Stearns)首席执行官艾伦•施瓦茨(Alan Schwartz),告诉他已经无计可施了。“艾伦,你们现在得靠政府了,”他说。“否则的话,破产就是你们唯一的选择。”史诗般的信贷危机由此拉开序幕。24个月过去了,人们已汲取到许多代价高昂的教训。
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