康富储蓄(Coast Capital Savings)的財政部副总裁(Vice President of Treasury)克兰尼兹(Norm Krannitz)表示,此次央行调高利率是担心本国经济的通货膨胀,同时对於现在过热的房地产市场也会起到冷却的作用。不过此次调整只有0.15个百分点,他则认为调整幅度並不大,但在一个月內里如此多的调整也说明了央行可能担心经济的快速增长所带来的不良影响。
In Depth: The Housing Crisis (Jul 27, 2007) -- Mortgage Woes May Worsen:
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Here's a scary thought about the latest bad news on housing: A surprising increase in late loan payments and defaults among home owners with good credit is so far coming from traditional woes, like divorces, job losses and unexpected medical bills.