澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-10-15

 The treasurer¹ Joe Hockey is in London where he is being heading talks with his British counterpart and the head of the Bank of England in the lead-up to next month's G20 meeting in Brisbane. 

 

Now Mr. Hockey is also taking the opportunity to meet potential investors² in infrastructure³. 

 

And Australia is leading the charge in relation to infrastructure initiatives that not only will grow opportunities for Australians in Australia, but there will be opportunities for Australia to contribute to infrastructure investment a lot around the world. So despite still remaining gloom in mainland Europe, I'll remain optimistic about the global economy and I'll remain certainly optimistic about the Australian economy. 

 

The treasurer was speaking overnight.

 

To the market: 

 

The Dow was high before the close. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 also made gains. In London the FTSE was closed a half percent higher.

 

Checking commodity prices: 

 

West Texas Crude is at 82 US dollars a barrel; Tapis Crude is at 90 US dollars a barrel; and Gold is at 12 hundred and 33 US dollars an ounce. 

 

And the Australian Dollar is buying 87 US cents, 69 Euro cents and 55 Pence Sterling⁴.

1 treasurer   

n.司库，财务主管

参考例句：

• Mr. Smith was succeeded by Mrs.Jones as treasurer.琼斯夫人继史密斯先生任会计。
• The treasurer was arrested for trying to manipulate the company's financial records.财务主管由于试图窜改公司财政帐目而被拘留。

2 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• 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

3 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

4 sterling   

adj.英币的(纯粹的，货真价实的)；n.英国货币(英镑)

参考例句：

• Could you tell me the current rate for sterling, please?能否请您告诉我现行英国货币的兑换率？
• Sterling has recently been strong,which will help to abate inflationary pressures.英国货币最近非常坚挺，这有助于减轻通胀压力。