美国央行官员们即将加息吗？

Are US Central Bank Officials Signaling Imminent Rate Hike? 美国央行官员们即将加息吗？ Members of the U.S. Federal Reserve may be bracing financial markets for a possible rate hike, and the indications are it could happen soon. The Feds

VOA常速英语2016--美联储刺激经济 利率上升

美联储刺激经济 利率上升 Members of the U.S. Federal Reserve may be bracing financial markets for a possible rate hike, and the indications are it could happen soon. 美国联邦储备理事会的成员为刺激经济，正努力使得金融市

VOA常速英语2008年-Mugabe Approves Pay Hike to Zimbabwe's Civil Se

By Peta Thornycroft 12 March 2008 President Robert Mugabe says he has given teachers and other government workers large pay raises before national elections on March 29. Peta Thornycroft reports for VOA that the army has its pay boosted by at least 4

VOA常速英语2105--IMF敦促美国推迟加息至2016

IMF敦促美国推迟加息至2016 The International Monetary Fund is urging the U.S. central bank to delay its planned interest rate hike until 2016. Although the IMF says the underpinnings for continued growth are still in place, IMF Managing Direc

十月仍有可能加息但可能性不大

October Rate Hike Still a Possibility but Not Likely 十月仍有可能加息但可能性不大 The focus in financial markets will be on the U.S. central bank when members of the Federal Open Market Committee meet for two days this week (October 27-

S Korea freezes key rate at 2.25%

SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's central bank on Thursday decided to leave the key interest rate at the current level of 2.25 percent for the third straight month. In its monthly monetary（货币的） committee meeting, the Bank of Korea re

VOA常速英语2008年-Interest Rate Hike Spells Gloom for Australian

By Phil Mercer Sydney 04 March 2008 A rate increase by Australia's central bank is putting a heavy burden on many of the nation's homeowners. Rates have been increased to more than seven percent, in a move aimed at curbing rising inflation.Phil Merce

Inflation expectation presses for rate hike

Inflation expectation presses for rate hike The possibility of an interest rates hike by China's central bank is imminent as inflationary pressure prolongs and a prudent monetary policy is in place, the China Securities Journal reported Friday. China

VOA标准英语2015--国际货币基金组织敦促美国推迟加息直至2016年

IMF Urges US to Postpone Interest Rate Hike Until 2016 国际货币基金组织敦促美国推迟加息直至2016年 The International Monetary Fund is urging the U.S. central bank to delay its planned interest rate hike until 2016. Although the IMF

VOA标准英语2015--Prospects Grow for Earlier Fed Rate Hike as US Adds Jobs

Prospects Grow for Earlier Fed Rate Hike as US Adds Jobs WASHINGTON A big pickup in job growth in May: the U.S. economy adding 280,000 jobs last month. But the unemployment rate also ticked higher to 5.5 percent as more Americans polished up their re

美联储10月货币政策会议或不会加息

美联储10月货币政策会议或不会加息 Beijing's official figures suggests China's economy is growing at close to seven percent-but very few people actually believe that. 北京的官方数据显示中国的经济增长速度接近约7%，但实

VOA常速英语2008年-Asia Battles Hike in Rice Prices

By Naomi Martig Hong Kong 04 April 2008 Grocery stores in Hong Kong have replenished rice supplies after panic buying nearly cleared the shelves. As Naomi Martig reports from Hong Kong, concern is growing among Asian consumers that the region's stapl

Govt aims to close income gap with wage hike

BEIJING, Feb.?9 (Xinhuanet) -- The government aims to raise its minimum wage at least 13 percent each year from 2011 to 2015, according to a national employment promotion plan released on Wednesday. China raised its minimum wage by an average of 12.5

学个词Learn a Word 第1340期 　hike

今天我们要学的词是hike。 Hike, 意思是猛增，大幅度提高。加州政府预算不足，导致加州州立大学学费猛增。 The University of California system is looking at possible tuition hikes of up to 16% in the fall of 2012,

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

CCTV9英语新闻：Fed keeps rate unchanged

The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, but kept the door open to a hike in June while showing little sign it was in a hurry to tighten monetary policy amid an apparent slowdown in the U.S. economy. It's been hard recently to

耶伦:或将渐进式加息

WASHINGTON, March 27 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Friday that she expected an increase in the target range for the federal funds rate to be warranted later this year, and the pace for the rate hike would likely be grad

美联储或将渐进式加息

WASHINGTON, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The Federal Reserve signaled that it was on track to move the benchmark interest rate this year despite the lower-than-expected economic outlook. In its quarterly economic projections, 15 out of the 17 Fed board member

India Announces Another Interest Rate Hike

India's Reserve Bank has raised interest rates in a continuing struggle to control inflation. The rate hike, which was announced Friday, is the 12th increase in the last year-and-a-half. But there are fears that this could further slow down an econom

CCTV9英语新闻：Wall Street up after Fed interest rate hike fears eased

Wall Street ended slighter higher on Wednesday after fears eased that the Federal Reserve would strongly signal plans for a June interest rate hike. The Dow Jones industrial average rose about 0.3 percent. The SP 500 gained 0.16 percent. The Nasdaq C