澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-02-19

New data shows retail sales in Britain rallied sharply in January. It comes as weather conditions eased after what was seen as a snow-induced slump in December. Sales jumped just under 2 per cent in January from the previous month. Experts say the tr

VOA标准英语2012--Indicators Show US Economic Recovery Slow, Uneven

Indicators Show US Economic Recovery Slow, Uneven Economists say trucks haul nearly 70 percent of the freight used in the United States. The American Trucking Association says freight is a measure of the economy, because manufacturers have to move ra

Normalize monetary policy

The recent rise in China's inflation has grabbed the attention of the public and policymakers alike. Consumer price inflation rose to 4.4 percent in October and a further increase is expected. This is higher than we are used to in China, although it

Iceland appreciates IMF's approval of its recovery program

STOCKHOLM, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Iceland appreciates（感谢） IMF's approval of the 4th review of Iceland's economic recovery program, said Arni Pall Arnason, Icelandic minister of economic affairs on Tuesday. The approval（批准） of the review

VOA慢速英语--美国和日本的利率维持不变

AS IT IS 2016-06-18 Central Banks in US, Japan Leave Interest Rates Unchanged 美国和日本的利率维持不变 Central banks in two of the worlds largest economies the United States and Japan -- left interest rates unchanged this week. In the Uni

VOA标准英语10月-South Korean Markets, Currency Plunge on Eve of A

South Korea is among the nations taking part in this week's Asia-Europe summit in Beijing. Even as the country's president left for the Chinese capital, the latest set of plunging market numbers lit up trading screens in Seoul. As VOA's Kurt Achin r

VOA标准英语 Foreign Donors Pledge $5.2 Billion in Aid for Pakist

International donors meeting in Japan have pledged more than $5 billion to help the Pakistani government shore up its shaky economy and shrink the pool of militant recruits. President Asif Zardari said the world continues to underestimate the threat

VOA标准英语2009年-US Central Bank Sees Continued Economic Slide

The U.S. central bank says the U.S. economy continues to deteriorate, and the outlook for the months ahead remains grim. Wednesday's Federal Reserve report followed another decline in U.S. retail sales that helped push financial markets lower. In it

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-11-08

The Reserve Bank has slashed its inflation forecast for the next six months but sees better economic conditions ahead. In its quarterly statement on monetary policy, the RBA says underlined inflation is now expected to be around 2% for the most of ne

UN senior advisor envisions three-pillar monetary system

PARIS, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Jeffrey Sachs, special advisor for UN Secretary General(秘书长), envisioned Thursday a three-pillar monetary system in place of U.S. dollar dominance in post-crisis world at an economic forum in Paris. We can't go to a gl

巴西总统：通货膨胀受到控制

BRASILIA, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff said Wednesday that the country's public-sector accounts and inflation are under control, and the government has all the factors to prevent an unwanted rise in prices. During a ceremony

证监会:中国股市交易风险已得到有效控制

Risks associated with margin trading that allow investors to borrow money for stock purchases are well under control, the capital market regulator said on Friday, soothing investors' nerves after the A-share market suffered its biggest monthly loss i

VOA标准英语2009年-World Markets Gain Despite More Corporate Lay-O

Despite a raft of new corporate job losses, world stock markets are higher due to indicators out of the United States and China that some say show the global economic downturn starting to stabilize. Demonstrators hold up placards calling for 'Britis

美联储官员称6月加息条件已成熟

The US is on the verge of meeting most of the economic conditions the Federal Reserve has set to increase interest rates next month, according to a member of the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee. 负责制定利率的联邦公开市场委员会

Risks to U.S. economic growth on rise: Bernanke

WASHINGTON, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Top policymakers of the U.S. Federal Reserve believed that risks to U.S. economic growth have increased, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday. Participants at the June FOMC (Federal Open Market Commi

VOA双语新闻：世行和国际货币基金召开春季年会

The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank stressed the need for continued cooperation among world economies, saying the global financial system remains vulnerable to further shocks. The warning comes as the world lending institutions prepare

Europe Faces More Negative Economic Indicators

The 17 eurozone nations are facing a new wave of negative economic indicators, a further signal that Europe's currency bloc is headed toward a recession. The European Commission said Friday that executive and consumer confidence dropped in December t

China expects steady, rapid growth in 2012

BEIJING, June 1 (Xinhua) -- China's economy will maintain steady and rapid development momentum this year though facing downward pressures, said a senior official on Friday. The overall economic conditions are good and growth rates are within the exp

纪念首个“中国航天日”

Three new-generation BeiDou navigation satellites were launched last year, and 98 percent of the components were Chinese made. BeiDou Navigation Satellite System has been in operation since 2000, making China the third country with an autonomous nav-

幸福可以度量么

How do you gauge a country's well-being? The usual approach is to look at economic indicators like GDP or employment figures, or social ones like literacy levels or crime rates. But in Britain politicians are seeking a much more basic measure of the