VOA慢速英语20061208a

ECONOMICS REPORT - American Competitiveness: Too Many Rules?By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, December 08, 2006 This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Last week, a committee released propo

美国参议院通过乌克兰援助法案

美国参议院通过乌克兰援助法案 WASHINGTON, March 12 (Xinhua)-- The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday approved the bill that would grant loan assistance to crisis-stricken Ukraine and ratify reform measures for the Inter

美国联储局承诺维持宽松的货币政策

WASHINGTON, May 1 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced that it will keep the short-term interest rate near zero and continue its assets purchase program to bolster economic growth and job creation. U.S. economic activity has be

CNN 2008-02-13

Good afternoon. I'm Naamua Delaney at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. You don't need to have a high cost subprime loan to get help with your mortgage. The Treasury Department has just announced a plan c

耶伦谨慎言论使美国加息前景渺茫

The prospect of an early US interest-rate increase diminished further yesterday as Janet Yellen advocated caution given unfavourable market conditions, weaker than expected overseas growth and an uncertain inflation outlook. 美国加息前景昨日进

纽约证交所暂停交易近4小时

Trading stopped around 11:30 am local time and all open orders were cancelled. The exchange explained the situation on its official twitter account, saying We're experiencing a technical issue that we're working to resolve as quickly as possible. The

外媒:中国开始减持美国国债

The Wall Street Journal reports that central banks including China, Russia and Brazil are selling U.S. government bonds at the fastest pace on record. It's also being reported that China's central bank has stepped up its selling of U.S. treasuries in

外国持有美国国债三月份一直上升

WASHINGTON, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Total foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury securities continued to rise in March, indicating strong international demand for American government debt, the Department of Treasury said Thursday. The rise has been on for eigh

美国俚语:special interest特殊利益集团

special interest 特殊利益集团 special interest特殊利益集团，特别是指通过影响政策或立法来谋取私利的团体。 U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner unveiled new rules to limit special interest influence over the financial res

Europe Scrambles to Contain Debt Problems

French, German and Greek leaders are scheduled to hold a conference call Wednesday on how to contain Europe's deepening financial crisis that also is triggering alarm in other continents. The call by leaders of Europe's two largest economies - France

Obama Pushing For Corporate Tax Reform

U.S. President Barack Obama aims to cut the country's corporate tax rate from 35 to 28 percent, while eliminating dozens of tax-saving deductions American companies now enjoy. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner unveiled the tax overhaul Wednesday, t

美联储鸽派 过早加息并不明智

The prospects of a Federal Reserve interest rate rise this month receded further yesterday after a senior policymaker set out a series of arguments for not rushing into an increase. 美联储(Federal Reserve)本月加息的可能性昨日进一步减小

Obama Applauds European Economic Efforts

LOS CABOS, MEXICO - President Barack Obama is welcoming statements by Europe's major economic powers that they will work toward a plan for growth and an integrated banking system. The president spoke Tuesday, at the end of the annual Group of 20 econ

Dow breaks through 12,000 amid optimism

NEW YORK, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- The blue-chip Dow broke through the psychologically（心理的） important 12,000 mark on Wednesday for the first time in two and a half years, but edged lower in afternoon trading. The U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday as

U.S. federal budget deficit swells amid fiscal uncertainties

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. federal government registered a budget deficit of about 69.6 billion U.S. dollars in July, bringing the total budget gap for the first 10 months of this fiscal year near the 1-trillion-dollar mark. The aggrega

CNN 2008-04-01

Good afternoon from the CNN Center in Atlanta. Im Naamua Delaney, thanks for checking in with us. Heres a look at whats happening NOW IN THE NEWS. The White House is proposing big changes to have the government overseen your money. Treasury Secretar

墨西哥确认逮捕头号通缉毒枭

墨西哥确认逮捕头号通缉毒枭 MEXICO CITY, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto confirmed the capture of the world's most wanted drug lord, Joaquin Guzman Loera, known as El Chapo, in the Pacific resort of Mazatlan Satur

Oil rises on tighter supply outlook

NEW YORK, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Crude prices rose on Friday as supplies tended to be tight on new Iran sanctions and production problems in North Sea. There was news on Thursday saying that the Obama administration expanded sanctions on Iran, in an eff

Obama Chief of Staff: US Will Not Default

White House Chief of Staff William Daley says he is confident the United States will not default on its debt. Daley told CNBC television Tuesday that there are a lot of debt reduction plans on the table and everyone is stressed as the August 2 deadli

U.S. okays NGO quake-relief funds to Iran

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Department of Treasury on Tuesday temporarily allowed non-governmental organizations ( NGOs) to transfer donations to help quake relief and reconstruction efforts in Iran. According to a general license the Tr