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ECONOMICS REPORT - For a Country, a Lot of Debt Is Not Always a Bad ThingBy Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, November 03, 2006 This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Listener Adamu Onakpa at

ECONOMICS REPORT - The Year in Economic News, Part 1

ECONOMICS REPORT - The Year in Economic News, Part 1 By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, December 24, 2004 I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Today we look back at some of th

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台四月-Greenspan: Budget Trend May Be 'Unsustain

Time now for Business News. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan gave lawmakers on Capitol Hill a fresh warning yesterday. The budget deficit, he said, is on an unsustainable path. Unless that trend is reversed, at some point, these deficits will

VOA标准英语2009年-Massive Obama Federal Budget Spurs Debate

A battle is brewing in Washington over President Barack Obama's proposed federal spending blueprint, widely viewed as the most sweeping plan to boost the U.S. government's role in society in more than a generation. The budget the president unveiled

2006年VOA标准英语-Retiring Federal Reserve Chairman Hailed a

By Barry Wood Washington, DC 23 January 2006 watch Greenspan Legacy report Alan Greenspan After more than 18 years on the job, Alan Greenspan retires on January 31st as head of the Federal Reserve Boa

VOA慢速英语2013 IN THE NEWS - Obama Administration Proposes Federal Budget

IN THE NEWS - Obama Administration Proposes Federal Budget From VOA Learning English, this is IN THE NEWS. This week, the Obama administration released a budget plan for the 2014 fiscal year. The plan calls for three trillion 770 billion dollars in f

voa标准英语2008年-Cost Estimates of Fixing US Economy Vary Widely

How much will it cost to spend the U.S. economy back to health? And who will pay the bill? VOA's Kent Klein in Washington asked economists for their insights on those questions. The U.S. government is spending an unprecedented amount of money to res

VOA标准英语2010-Central Bankers: Economic Depression Aver

Bold action by central banks and national governments staved off a global economic depression during the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009, but at a tremendous cost nations will struggle to overcome. That is the conclusion of a panel of trans-Atlanti

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama Confronts US Debt as More Americ

President Barack Obama announced a bipartisan commission on Thursday to tackle mounting U.S. federal budget deficits that economists say imperil the nation's economic future. The president acted to correct America's long term fiscal imbalances while

VOA标准英语2011--US Congress Gets Conflicting Advice on E

USCongressGetsConflictingAdviceonEconomy,Debt For U.S. lawmakers, no issue is more pressing or contentious than how to revive an ailing American economy while confronting a $14.7 trillion national debt. Complicating this monumental task is a sharp di

VOA双语新闻：美联储主席称美国经济正缓慢复苏

Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Ben Bernanke says the U.S. recession should begin to end later this year, and the economy is in a slow recovery, although extraordinary challenges remain and there are serious risks from deficit spending. 美联储主席伯

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-12-01

The leading news this morning. One of our country's leading economic forecasters is predicting the Federal budget is sliding further into the red. The lawyer access economist is warning the treasure the mediate budget update could show 36 billion dol

IMF Urges Swift Action on US Debt Dispute

As U.S. lawmakers and President Barack Obama haggle over plans to cut Washington's massive debt, the International Monetary Fund says the United States must take urgent and effective action on the issue. Monday, the newest IMF report on the U.S. econ

Do Nothing' Option for US Deficit Reduction Explored

Hopes were dashed this week for bold congressional action to slow the growth of Americas $15 trillion national debt. A special bipartisan committee failed to agree on ways to trim the deficit by $1.2 trillion. But if Congress has shown itself incapab

Signs of Compromise to Reduce US Deficit

With a deadline looming to cut Americas massive federal deficit, lawmakers of both parties appear to be softening rigid ideological stances in hopes of striking a bipartisan accord that would put the United States on a sounder fiscal path. Economists

VOA标准英语2008年-US Economic Growth Expands at Slow Pace

The U.S. economy continues to expand at a slow pace, according to the latest growth figures provided by the federal government. From Washington, VOA's Michael Bowman reports. The Commerce Department says the U.S. economy expanded at an annual rate o

Bill to Raise US Debt Ceiling Advances

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill tying an increase in the federal borrowing limit to deep spending cuts, limits on future spending, and a proposed constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget. The Republican-sponsored measu

VOA标准英语2009-Bernanke Says US Economy Slowly Improving, C

Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Ben Bernanke says the U.S. recession should begin to end later this year, and the economy is in a slow recovery, although extraordinary challenges remain and there are serious risks from deficit spending. Federal Reserv

US Central Bank Chief: Deficits 'Unsustainable'

The U.S. government said this week it expects to run a $1.1 trillion deficit for the year ending in September, a drop from 2011, but the fourth straight year deficits have totaled more than $1 trillion. President Barack Obama and Congress embarked la

英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-04-23

Well, a new report is proposing a radical overhaul to the way the Federal Government helps retirees which it says would also improve the budget bottom line. Left-leaning think tank the Australia Institute says pensions should be increased by more tha