The U.S. governments credit rating could be downgraded even further, according to the rating agency that removed the United States from a list of top-tier creditworthy nations. Standard and Poors judgement Days after Standard and Poors made headlines

发表于:2019-01-05 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

JUDY WOODRUFF:Back in the U.S., the release of the president's budget today touched off a fresh round of debate in Washington about spending priorities. Mr. Obama called on lawmakers to support investments that would help create jobs. But Republicans

发表于:2019-01-27 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 PBS访谈商业系列

The three major credit rating agencies have affirmed France's AAA rating even as the country's borrowing costs are increasing. Standard Poor's, Moody's Investors Service and Fitch Ratings all said Wednesday they are maintaining the country's top cred

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(79) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

In appearances before Congress on Tuesday, Obama administration officials have defended the president's budget and economic recovery plans. Testimony by President Barack Obama's Budget Director, Peter Orszag, and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(31) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(三月)

Standard and Poor's Ratings Services announced Monday that the United States continues to have a AAA [Triple-A] credit rating, but the rating agency lowered its long-term credit outlook for the U.S. government. SP cited U.S. budget deficits and gover

发表于:2019-02-09 / 阅读(79) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Today, the Minister of Finance, Bill English, read the Budget in Parliament. The Budget is a plan of how much money the government has and how the government will spend it. For the last few weeks, Bill English has told us some of the things that woul

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(40) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语