澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-08-08
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Go to finance, and new figures show Italy's recession is deepening, the country's economy shrank for the fourth quarter in a row, tough austerity measures are continuing to bite, affecting everything from manufacturing to consumer spending, but some economists 1 say despite all the gloom, Italy can still avoid the fate of the Greece.
"Italy doesn't need a bailout at all, because, you know, current balance of the deficit 2 of Italy is one of the lowest in the European Union, the only problem is the public debt, and it is the lower of the public debt, and we have problems now only because of desperate, only because of the speculation 3 against not Italy but the Euro Zone.
Economic analyst 4 J V F there, well, to the markets, and there were positive gains overnight, the Dow closed 51 points higher, the Nasdaq rose 26, S&P 500 also gained ground, while in London, FTSE closed 32 points in the black.
Checking commodity prices, West Texas Crude is trading at 93 US dollars and 66 cents a barrel, Tapis Crude is trading at 114 US dollars and 89 cents a barrel, and gold is worth 1612 US dollars an ounce, the Australian dollar is buying 106 US cents, 85 euro cents, 68 pence sterling 5.
1 economists
n.经济学家，经济专家( economist的名词复数 )
- The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。
- Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 deficit
n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差
- The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
- We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。
3 speculation
n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机
- Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
- There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。