The savage downturn induced by the credit crunch has brought the Treasury centre stage, as it throws billions at banks and revives the lost art of active fiscal policy.

• 因为财政部向银行投入几十亿并激发了遗弃的积极财政政策方法，信用危机引发的疯狂衰退使财政部成为化解危机的中坚力量。