澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-07-29
时间：2018-12-11 作者：英语课 分类：澳洲ABC新闻快递2011年
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Finance now, and the US markets continue to lose steam overnight as investors 1 remain very nervous about the debt ceiling vote, which has now been postponed 2. The Dow has closed down 62 points; the NASDAQ is one point higher; the S&P500 is down four. And in London, the FTSE closed up 16.
Checking commodity prices: West Texas Crude is trading at 97 US dollars and 46 cents a barrel; Tapis crude is at 125 US dollars and 94 cents a barrel; and gold this morning is at 1,614 US dollars and 50 cents an ounce.
The Australian dollar is buying one dollar and nine US cents, 76 euro cents and 67 pence sterling 3.
Now as just mentioned, the US House of Representatives has now postponed that crucial vote on a bill to increase the country’s debt ceiling. Earlier, the speaker John Boehner made a final appeal for both parties to work together.
"Today, the House will take action, again, on a solution that to end this debt limit crisis. We’ll take action again, just like we did on our budget, on solutions to the problems that are facing our nation. After today, the House will have sent to the Senate not one, but two different bills that will rein 4 in spending, increase the debt ceiling and bring an end to this crisis. When the House takes action today, the United States Senate will have no more excuses for inaction."
1 investors
n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )
- a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
- a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会
2 postponed
vt.& vi.延期，缓办，（使）延迟vt.把…放在次要地位；[语]把…放在后面（或句尾）vi.（疟疾等）延缓发作（或复发）
- The trial was postponed indefinitely. 审讯无限期延迟。
- The game has already been postponed three times. 这场比赛已经三度延期了。