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Economies of the world are tied together. A boom or bust in one world capital can affect the economies of others. Easy concept. But predicting what the global economy will do is like predicting the future. One article I read yesterday said the global

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-09-21

The Reserve Bank looks set to keep interest rates on hold until the economic picture becomes clearer. In the minutes from its September meeting, the RBA highlighted increasing risks to global growth -- particularly in the eurozone -- and a softer-tha

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The big banks are refusing to rule out another interest rate rise.This is despite of course the Reserve Bank's decision to leave official rates on hold.The RBA has decided to keep the cash rate at four and a quarter percent for the second month,becau

VOA标准英语2008年-Asian Markets Rebound

By Mil Arcega Washington D.C. 24 January 2008 U.S. stock markets staged a late rally on Wednesday, with the major indexes all posting gains. Asian markets also rebounded, reversing a two-day free fall as investors welcomed the U.S. Federal Reserve's

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VOA常速英语2008年-Recent Fed Rate Cut Draws Mixed Reaction

By Carolyn Weaver New York City 04 February 2008 The Federal Reserve Board cut short-term interest rates twice in January, most recently to three percent. The cuts are meant to encourage consumers by making credit more available, and to rally plungin

VOA常速英语2008年-Mixed Global Reaction Follows Castro Retirement

By Michael Bowman Washington 19 February 2008 Reaction from around the world to the retirement of Cuban President Fidel Castro has been mixed and cautious. From Washington, VOA's Michael Bowman reports. Fidel Castro's retirement formally ends the rul

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 22 March 2007 A new report says the global tuberculosis epidemic has leveled off for the first time since the World Health Organization declared TB a public health emergency in 1993. WHO's Global Tuberculosis Control report fi

VOA标准英语2010年-Chinese Economy Surges in Last Months

China reported blistering growth for the last three months of 2009, raising expectations of interest rate increases and other measures to head off inflation. China has declared that it is recovering from the global economic crisis. Ma Jiantang, of th

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Chinas President Xi Jinping says an annual growth rate of 6.5% over the next five years will allow the country to meet its development goals which include things like boosting jobs and reducing poverty. Now, the 7% GDP forecast for the current year,

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With all the concerns about global warming and climate change one might ask the question, Why don't species just adapt? Don takes the devil's advocate position and discusses this with Yael. D: Yael, we know global warming is bad, right? I mean, the t

VOA常速英语2008年-US Study Estimates One in Four Teenage Girls Ha

By Melinda Smith Washington 14 March 2008 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week released a study estimating that one out of every four teenage girls in the United States is infected with a sexually transmitted disease. The rat

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Leading Economists Offer Their Forecasts for 2012

After a tough year in which the global economy faced one headwind after another, U.S. economists are weighing in on what is in store for 2012. When it comes to the U.S. budget, unemployment and the crisis in Europe - many believe 2012 will bring more

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CANBERRA, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Australian federal government on Sunday signaled its mid-year budget review will reveal a lower- than-estimated growth rate for the Australian economy. Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan and Federal Finance Minister Penny Wong

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Officials at the U.S. Federal Reserve have scaled back forecasts about how much they are likely to raise borrowing costs this year. They say the weaker global growth picture is changing their calculations. For now the U.S. Federal Reserve is not rais