Gold notches fourth straight record day-英语课

时间：2019-02-09 作者：英语课 分类：英语新闻

英语课

　　CHICAGO, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures 1 on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange ended sharply higher on Friday, notching 2 a new record-settlement high for the fourth time this week, as investors 3 remained cautious about stocks and held more of the precious metal in search of safety.

　　The most active gold contract for December delivery hiked 30.2 dollars, or 1.7 percent, to 1,852.2 dollars per ounce. It traded as high as 1,881.40 dollars an ounce, an intraday record for the metal.
　　The precious metal registered a weekly gain of 6.3 percent. It also climbed 14 percent this month, having ended July at 1,631.2 dollars an ounce.
　　Market analysts 4 mentioned that gold and silver were among the very few markets that managed to post gains this week, as spiking 5 concerns that the global economy will fall back into recession gripped investors, with exporter stocks in many markets tumbling on concerns about weakening demand.
　　"It has become apparent that the fragility in the European Union's debt crisis have the New York Federal reserve questioning the stability of the Euro Region Banks," said Mike Daly, a gold specialist with PFBbest here in Chicago, "This along with the U.S. dollar notching a new record low versus 6 the yen 7 has investors questioning the stability of the world's economy," Daly added.
　　Meanwhile, gold also gained strength as the a slew 8 of macroeconomic data, including Thursday's downbeat reading on factory activity in the Philadelphia region, showed the U.S. economy is showing new signs of fatigue 9, unsettling consumers and discouraging business
　　And many traders agreed that this week's rally has been supported by a huge underlying 10 demand to buy physical bullion 11.
　　But Daly also warned that gold market remains 12 technically 13 overbought and very top heavy, investors should be cautious that any U.S. dollar friendly news could start a profit taking sell-off in the gold market.
　　Silver for Sept. delivery soared 1.744 dollars, or 4.3 percent, to 42.432 dollars per ounce. Platinum 14 for Oct. delivery rose 27.2 dollars, or 1.5 percent, to 1,874.9 dollars per ounce.

1 futures

n.期货，期货交易

He continued his operations in cotton futures.他继续进行棉花期货交易。
Cotton futures are selling at high prices.棉花期货交易的卖价是很高的。

2 notching

adj.多级的（指继电器）n.做凹口，开槽v.在（某物）上刻V形痕( notch的现在分词 )；赢得；赢取；获得高分

Results are very linear and free from phase notching. 结果非常线性，没有相位凹口。来自互联网
This means that the system only improves, always notching forward, never backsliding. 这意味着系统只能够被改进，总是向前的，从不会倒退。来自互联网

3 investors

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

4 analysts

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

5 spiking

n.尖峰形成v.加烈酒于( spike的现在分词 )；偷偷地给某人的饮料加入（更多）酒精（或药物）；把尖状物钉入；打乱某人的计划