VOA标准英语10月-Indonesia Cancels Plans to Reopen Stock Market Am
时间：2019-01-20 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2008年（十月）
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Indonesia kept its stock market closed for a third consecutive 1 day Friday to stem panic selling as global markets continued to fall over concerns about the U.S. financial crisis. VOA correspondent Nancy-Amelia Collins in Jakarta has more.
The Jakarta Stock Exchange President Erry Firmansyah told reporters plans to reopen the market Friday were shelved to "protect investors 2 and prevent further sharp falls."
Indonesian authorities had planned to reopen the market after a two-day suspension, but shelved the idea after Asian stocks fell Friday morning as traders dumped stocks in favor of cash amid the global uncertainty 3.
Fuad Rahmani, head of Indonesia's capital market watchdog, says the market might resume trading on Monday.
"We hope we will be better prepared for Monday to open the market…because the market [has] become very irrational 4, we have to feed the right information to the market so then the market can take decision more rationally on Monday," he said.
Indonesia's benchmark index dropped more than 20 percent this week, driven by the financial turmoil 5 in the United States, and has fallen 47 percent this year.
Late Thursday evening the government announced new measures to safeguard the economy, including easing reserve requirements for commercial banks, making it easier for listed firms to conduct share buybacks, and easing accounting 6 rules on the fair value of assets.
But Helmi Arman, economist 7 at Bank Danamon Indonesia, says the new government measures are unlikely to calm the stock market, the money market, or the banking 8 sector 9.
"Everybody's got their eyes on what's happening globally. This is more of a global rather than a domestic issue that's driving down the market. The measures that they've taken, for instance, relaxing of market rules and easing of reserve requirements - it's positive, it's better than nothing," he said. "But whether or not it can stop the decline in the market - I think it will do very little, honestly."
Along with plunging 10 Asian markets, Asian currencies were also battered 11 Friday prompting dollar selling intervention 12 in Indonesia, India, and South Korea.
The Jakarta Stock Exchange President Erry Firmansyah told reporters plans to reopen the market Friday were shelved to "protect investors 2 and prevent further sharp falls."
Indonesian authorities had planned to reopen the market after a two-day suspension, but shelved the idea after Asian stocks fell Friday morning as traders dumped stocks in favor of cash amid the global uncertainty 3.
Fuad Rahmani, head of Indonesia's capital market watchdog, says the market might resume trading on Monday.
"We hope we will be better prepared for Monday to open the market…because the market [has] become very irrational 4, we have to feed the right information to the market so then the market can take decision more rationally on Monday," he said.
Indonesia's benchmark index dropped more than 20 percent this week, driven by the financial turmoil 5 in the United States, and has fallen 47 percent this year.
Late Thursday evening the government announced new measures to safeguard the economy, including easing reserve requirements for commercial banks, making it easier for listed firms to conduct share buybacks, and easing accounting 6 rules on the fair value of assets.
But Helmi Arman, economist 7 at Bank Danamon Indonesia, says the new government measures are unlikely to calm the stock market, the money market, or the banking 8 sector 9.
"Everybody's got their eyes on what's happening globally. This is more of a global rather than a domestic issue that's driving down the market. The measures that they've taken, for instance, relaxing of market rules and easing of reserve requirements - it's positive, it's better than nothing," he said. "But whether or not it can stop the decline in the market - I think it will do very little, honestly."
Along with plunging 10 Asian markets, Asian currencies were also battered 11 Friday prompting dollar selling intervention 12 in Indonesia, India, and South Korea.
adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的
- It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
- The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。
n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )
- a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
- a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会
n.易变，靠不住，不确知，不确定的事物
- Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
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adj.无理性的，失去理性的
- After taking the drug she became completely irrational.她在吸毒后变得完全失去了理性。
- There are also signs of irrational exuberance among some investors.在某些投资者中是存在非理性繁荣的征象的。
n.骚乱，混乱，动乱
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n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表
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n.银行业，银行学，金融业
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n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形
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- War broke out again, plunging the people into misery and suffering. 战祸复发，生灵涂炭。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
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- He drove up in a battered old car.他开着一辆又老又破的旧车。
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