Bush Defends Economic Policy

Bush Defends Economic Policy Paula Wolfson The Democrats say the president is not doing enough to boost employment in the United States, noting the White House is backing off its earlier job creation

VOA标准英语2009年-Asia Hopes to Spend Its Way Out of Economic Cri

With the global economic slowdown increasingly felt in Asia, the region's governments have taken steps to shield their economies from the worst. But will these measures work? Asian governments are spending like never before. Japan's government says

VOA标准英语2009年-G20 Leaders Wrap Up Their Economic Summit

By Jim Randle Pittsburgh 26 September 2009 G20 leaders meet during the second plenary session at the G20 summit in Pittsburgh Group of 20 leaders wrapped up their summit Friday with agreements intended to prevent future economic meltdowns, and givin

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标准英语2015--World Bank: Dimmer 2015 for Developing Countries

World Bank: Dimmer 2015 for Developing Countries In recent years, the economic outlook for many developing countries appeared bright. But the World Bank has lowered its expectations for 2015, saying they now face a series of tough challenges. The Wor

2015年CRI ＂Two-child＂ Policy to be Released Next Year

Reporter: A universal two-child policy is expected to be passed by the top legislature by the end of the week as it concludes its latest bimonthly session on Sunday. The new rules would come into effect on January 1. Zhai Zhenwu, Head of the China Po

China to continue prudent monetary policy next year

BEIJING, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- The People's Bank of China, the country's central bank, said Wednesday that China will continue its prudent monetary policy next year while making the policy more targeted, flexible and forward-looking. The announcement c

新西兰英语 612 Contraception for single mothers

Single mothers can receive free contraception if they want it. The new policy is that a single mother on a benefit has to look for part-time work when the child is five. However, if she has another child while she is on a benefit, she has to look for

美国联储局承诺维持宽松的货币政策

WASHINGTON, May 1 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced that it will keep the short-term interest rate near zero and continue its assets purchase program to bolster economic growth and job creation. U.S. economic activity has be

VOA常速英语2008年-Economic Policy Makers See Food Crisis as Major

By Barry Wood Washington 13 April 2008 Economic policy makers from all corners of the word ended their meeting in in Washington with a call for assistance to countries most affected by a recent sharp rise in food prices. VOA's Barry Wood reports. Wor

VOA常速英语2008年-Economic Policy Makers Discuss Measures to Rest

By Barry Wood Washington 12 April 2008 The governing body of the International Monetary Fund is meeting Saturday in Washington to discuss a weakening global economy, inflation and proposals to stabilize financial markets still reeling from bank losse

IMF: World Economy Entering 'Dangerous New Phase'

The International Monetary Fund says the U.S. economy is struggling to overcome sluggish growth due to an unresolved government debt crisis and weaknesses in the housing market and household finances. In a report released Tuesday, the IMF downgraded

Fed announces new steps to boost U.S. economy

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- After its final policy meeting of this year, the U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced to continue pumping money into the economy by buying assets and hold its short-term rate near zero until the unemployment rat

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

China's economic growth stabilizing, annual growth target attainable

China's economic growth stabilizing, annual growth target attainable BEIJING, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- China's economic growth has started to stabilize and shown positive changes, said a statement released after a State Council meeting presided over by Pr

IMF says US economic recovery still policy driven

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Thanks to a massive（巨大的） and sustained（持久的） policy response, the U.S. economy has continued to recover from the worst recession（衰退,不景气） since the Great Depression, but the recovery rem

Market Saving Policy Won't Bring Prosperous Gains

The Central Huijin Investment Company, an investment arm of China's sovereign-wealth fund, bought shares in four major Chinese State-owned commercial banks on the secondary market on the first trading day after the long national holiday this week. Do

2015年CRI China Considers to Loose Second Child Policy

Currently, one in ten Chinese citizens is 65 or above. And this proportion is likely to increase to one third by the year of 2050. Meanwhile, the working population is also aging. Wang Jun, professor at Sun Yat-Sen University, says this trend would p

UN Grim on World Economic Prospects for 2012

United Nations economists have sharply cut their projections for world growth and warned that 2012 will be key to whether the global economy makes a slow recovery or falls back into recession. In their report, World Economic Situation and Prospects 2

EU says 2011 will be economically painful year

BRUSSELS, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- The year 2011 will be economically challenging(挑战的) and painful, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso warned here Wednesday. After two years of economic recession（衰退）, Barroso expects a difficul