VOA常速英语2008年-Asian Markets Remain Volatile in Limited Tradin

By Naomi Martig Hong Kong 20 March 2008 Stock markets in Asia remain jittery, with fears of a U.S. recession continuing to cause major market fluctuation. As Naomi Martig reports from Hong Kong, financial analysts say that this may be the beginning o

VOA标准英语2008年-Russian Government Increases Market Liquidity

Russia's government is pledging an additional $20 billion to help stabilize domestic financial markets, as trading remains suspended for the second day amid punishing declines in stock prices. VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports. Preside

经济学人282:高利债券 来点垃圾

Finance and economics 财经商业 High-yield bonds 高利债券 An appetite for junk 来点垃圾 Companies have taken advantage of investors'growing willingness to buy speculative bonds 公司很好的利用了投资者日益高涨的购买投机性债

中国股市或将触底反弹

An investor walks past an electronic board showing stock information at a brokerage house in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, July 2, 2015. [Photo: Asianewsphoto] A string of supportive measures came out during the weekend, in response to the slumping stoc

英汉对照：2011年政府工作报告摘要

The Fourth Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC)， China's parliament, opens at 9 a.m. Saturday in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing。 2011年3月5日上午9时，第十一届全国人民代表大会第四次会议在人民大会

CCTV9英语新闻：China's top policy makers to speak on market

In Shanghai, the annual Lujiazui Financial Forum, held by Chinas top financial regulators, kicks off Thursday. The forum serves as a barometer for Chinas financial market, and top policy makers are gathering to discuss the countrys ongoing reforms. T

China cuts its reserve ratio again

BEIJING, May 13 (Xinhuanet) - China's central bank announced on Saturday it would lower the reserve requirement for commercial lenders by 50 basis points, the second time it has taken such action this year to inject more market liquidity and shore up

道琼斯指数再创新高

NEW YORK, May 19 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended narrowly mixed on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average eclipsing previous day's closing record, as April's housing data came out well above market consensus. The Dow inched up 13.51 points, or

专家:对中国经济充满信心

China's central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan, along with Finance Minister Lou Jiwei, has tried to ease concerns over China's economy at the meeting in Ankara, Turkey. They mainly focused their attention on China's stock market, RMB exchange rate and

央行降准降息支持实体经济

The People's Bank of China says the economy is still facing downward pressure. Meanwhile, the global financial market has shown major fluctuations recently. Therefore, the central bank has concluded that it's necessary to apply flexible monetary poli

Dow positive for 2011 on central bank coordinate move

NEW YORK, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks soared on Wednesday, with major indexes hitting a two-week high, after the world's major central banks took coordinated action to boost liquidity in the world financial system. The Dow Jones industrial averag

越来越多公司希望登陆A股

23 different companies are scheduled to start taking initial public offering subscriptions in the Chinese A-share market this week. China National Nuclear Power is among these companies. The nuclear company IPO is said to be the largest in China's A-

人社部回应养老金何时入市:年内就可以启动

China's pension fund may begin investing in the nation's A-share markets this year, an anticipated move that will channel approximately RMB600b into the equity market and likely improve its liquidity. 我国养老金入市或在今年启动，这一备

VOA标准英语10月-World Markets Plunge in Credit Crisis

Markets around the world have taken a beating, with a key US market average falling to its lowest level in four years. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Washington, the market plunge is being driven by persistent concerns that tight credit could fur

VOA标准英语10月-Asian Markets Plunge as Fears of Global Recession

Indonesia's stock index plummeted more than 10 percent in one of the worst days of trading ever seen in Asia. In Tokyo, the key index closed more than nine-percent lower, the worst trading day since the global stock market crash in 1987. Katie Haman

VOA标准英语10月-Indian Stock Markets Continue to Plunge Despite C

India's stock markets have plunged to a three-year low despite assurances by top officials that Asia's third largest economy can be cushioned from the global economic turmoil. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the Central Bank is infusing m

Gold extends loss amid liquidity crunch

CHICAGO, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile extended loss on Monday, the fourth straight drop in a row, as investors rushed for cash amid liquidity crunch due to massive losses on other assets. The most

Geithner outlines key points for financial reforms in 2012

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Thursday U.S. financial system has been strengthened through reforms ,but warned that gains would erode if efforts eased. This is a critical year for financial reform, Geith

China's central bank keeps 3-month bill yield unchanged

BEIJING, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The People's Bank of China (PBOC), or the central bank（中央银行 ）, auctioned 50 billion yuan (7.61 billion U.S. dollars) of three-month bills at a yield of 2.7944 percent on Thursday, temporarily easing speculati

中国央行出新规打击离岸人民币做空

China will impose a reserve requirement on offshore renminbi deposits, the central bank said on Monday, in an effort to soak up liquidity and raise the cost of speculating on renminbi depreciation. 中国央行周一表示，中国将对离岸人民币