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G20 finance ministers are meeting for two days of talks in Paris. Largely focused on the eurozone debt crisis. Greece is still in spotlight1. But there are growing fears the crosses will spread to other indebted countries, such as Spain and Italy. They will be discussing how the International Monetary2 Fund can be beefed-up, so it can lend more money to struggling nations. Australia is represented at the meeting by Treasurer3 Wayne Swan.
It comes as investors4 warn that Spain could be the next in line for a bailout package. Credit rating agency Standard & Poor's has cut Spain's long-term rating by one notch5 to AA-. S&P says the country is struggling with weak growth and high levels of unemployment and private sector6 debt. Finch7 downgraded Spain by two notches8 earlier this month, and Moody's is warning it, too, may follow suit.
Worries about European debt pushed down the local market. The All Ords and the ASX 200 losing about 1% yesterday. And across the region, the major Asian markets are tracking lower on signs China's economy has slowed. In the US, markets have ended the week on a positive note. The Dow gaining more than 1%. And the Aussie dollar is hovering9 around 103 US cents.
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1 spotlight | |
n.公众注意的中心,聚光灯,探照灯,视听,注意,醒目 | |
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2 monetary | |
adj.货币的,钱的;通货的;金融的;财政的 | |
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n.司库,财务主管 | |
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n.投资者,出资者( investor的名词复数 ) | |
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n.(V字形)槽口,缺口,等级 | |
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6 sector | |
n.部门,部分;防御地段,防区;扇形 | |
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n.雀科鸣禽(如燕雀,金丝雀等) | |
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n.(边缘或表面上的)V型痕迹( notch的名词复数 );刻痕;水平;等级 | |
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鸟( hover的现在分词 ); 靠近(某事物); (人)徘徊; 犹豫 | |
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