VOA慢速英语 2007 0622a

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Bonds have been in the news a lot in the last few weeks. Yields on the ten-year United States Treasury note jumped to their highest level in five years, before easing. Bonds are debt owed by a govern

VOA慢速英语2011--A Debt Deal in US, but Stocks Still Slid

Economics Report - A Debt Deal in US, but Stocks Still Slide 经济报道 - 美国债务上限法案通过 股市跌势依旧 This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。 This week President Obama

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Are you a stakeholder? Helen: This is Real English from BBC Learning English. I'm Helen. Zo: 大家好，欢迎收听地道英语，我是刘佳。 Helen: Today we're going to look at words and phrases that have recently become part of the English language. Zo: 地道

VOA标准英语2012--Understanding the Scope of the US Debt Ceiling

Understanding the Scope of the US Debt Ceiling It's not some architectural feature unique to Washington. The debt ceiling is a borrowing limit - passed by Congress in 1917 to fund the war effort. Back then, the ceiling was slightly more than $11 bill

Obama, Lawmakers Hold Round Four of Debt Talks

President Barack Obama along with several Republican and Democratic congressional leaders held a fourth round of negotiations in as many days Wednesday at the White House aimed at achieving a deficit reduction and debt compromise. With media reports

Obama: Lawmakers Need to Do Right Thing on Debt

President Barack Obama says congressional leaders from both political parties need to do the right thing and work with him to achieve the largest possible compromise to cut deficit spending and raise the national debt limit. Mr. Obama used a news con

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debenture 债权证；债券；信用债券 debenture holder 债权证持有人 debenture stock 债权股证 debenture trust deed 债权证信托契约 debit 借项；借方；记入借方的款项 de

2006年VOA标准英语-Indonesia Muslim Leader Claims Militants Sent o

By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 05 August 2006 The leader of a radical Southeast Asian Islamist group says his organization has sent more than 200 suicide bombers to western nations to attack Israeli interests and those of its supporters, in retaliation fo

VOA常速英语2008年-Opposition Claims Victory in Zimbabwe Election,

By VOA News 01 April 2008 Zimbabwe's main opposition party is claiming victory in the country's general elections, despite the slow trickle of official results from Saturday's vote. Zimbabwe's electoral commission released tabulations Monday [March 3

Kenya's Tergat refutes doping claims among athletes

NAIROBI, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Former world marathon record holder, Paul Tergat, claimed on Monday that doping among Kenyan runners is isolated as opposed to being the widespread problem as alleged. He subsequently called for accusations levelled again

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U.S.jobless claims up sharply last week

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- The number of Americans initially applying for unemployment aid last week rose by 51,000 from the previous（以前的） week, the U.S. Labor Department reported Thursday. The Labor Department said that the advance fi

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China's holdings of U.S. Treasuries fell in July to the lowest level in more than three years, as the world's second-largest economy pares its foreign-exchange reserves to support the yuan. 随着世界第二大经济体通过削减外汇储备来支持

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

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instruction for sale and purchase 买卖通知书 instrument 文书；票据；契约；文件 instrument of exchange 交易票据 instrument of indebtedness 借款欠据 instrument of proxy 委托文书

Foreign holdings of U.S. debt hit record high in June

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Total foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury securities rose to a new high in June, indicating strong international demand for U.S. government debt amid the simmering eurozone debt crisis, the U.S. Treasury Department repor

Greece, Spain Face New Debt Pressures

Greece and Spain faced new pressure Tuesday from the European debt crisis. The European Union bluntly told the Athens government it would not receive its next $11 billion installment from last year's bailout unless its fractious political leaders sig

US Debt Deal Compromise Leaves Many Unhappy

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a compromise deal to raise the country's debt limit and cutting spending, one day before the government is due to start defaulting on its debt. In a vote Monday night, 269 House members approved the deal

US Debt Drama Engulfs Both Houses of Congress

The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote Thursday on a Republican plan to trim government spending and raise the federal borrowing limit. The vote comes days before a deadline to avert a possible default on U.S. debt obligations that Pre

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President Barack Obama says there is no doubt that the European Unions agreement to slash Greeces debt and enlarge a bailout fund is progress. The president says strong execution of the plan is essential. After meeting Thursday with the Czech Republi