Indicators Show US Economic Recovery Slow, Uneven Economists say trucks haul nearly 70 percent of the freight used in the United States. The American Trucking Association says freight is a measure of the economy, because manufacturers have to move ra

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(47) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(八月)

By Michael Bowman Washington 19 May 2008 A Washington-based business group says the U.S. economy remains sluggish, but will likely avoid a major recession. VOA's Michael Bowman reports. The last two U.S. recessions, in the early 1990s and in 2001, sa

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(五月)

New economic data shows the U.S. economy grew more slowly than first thought. The US Commerce Department reports the nation's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded at a 2.2 percent annual rate from July to September, down from an earlier estimate of

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(31) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(十二月)

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

发表于:2019-02-09 / 阅读(38) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

The 17 eurozone nations are facing a new wave of negative economic indicators, a further signal that Europe's currency bloc is headed toward a recession. The European Commission said Friday that executive and consumer confidence dropped in December t

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(39) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy says that his nation's economic plight is one of extreme difficulty and that the country may need an international bailout. The Spanish leader told a meeting of his People's Party on Wednesday that those who do no

发表于:2019-02-19 / 阅读(29) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻