澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-03-11

 Leading finance news today, there’s been a big sell-off from overseas markets with the Dow Jones averaging more than 300 points wiping out gains for the year. Analysts¹ say the pessimism² was due to worries over when the US Federal Reserve would move to raise those interest rates. So, let’s take a look at the markets, and US stocks have closed more than 1.5% lower at one-month low pressured by surge in the dollar and some weakness in oil as well. The Dow closed in the red, and so did the S&P 500, breaching³ its 50-day moving average which is an indicator⁴ of that market trade. You can see red across the board there. Only the Nasdaq held on to the gains of 2.61% for the year. In London, FTSE also suffered its biggest decline so far this year falling 2.5%. Let’s look at commodity prices now, West Texas Crude is trading at 48 US dollars a barrel. Tapis is at 59 US dollars a barrel, and gold is at 1161 US dollars an ounce, while in currencies, the US dollar advanced more than 1% to 12-year highs as the euro fell below one dollar and 7 cents. That’s also part of the reason why those markets in the US were in the red. The Australian dollar is buying 76 US cents, 71 euro cents and 50 pence sterling⁵.

 

New Zealand has moved to reissue costumers that Fonterra dairy products are safe after the company was sent letters, threatening to poison its milk formula with the pesticide⁶ 1080. Fonterra was the Australian second largest dairy processor and world’s largest dairy exporter. It received anonymous⁷ letters in November along with such as of contaminated product as part of a campaign to stop the use of the agricultural pesticide. The threats forced Fonterra to stop trade on the Australia and New Zealand’s stock exchange yesterday.

1 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

2 pessimism   

n.悲观者，悲观主义者，厌世者

参考例句：

• He displayed his usual pessimism.他流露出惯有的悲观。
• There is the note of pessimism in his writings.他的著作带有悲观色彩。

3 breaching   

攻破( breach的过去式 )； 破坏，违反

参考例句：

• The company was prosecuted for breaching the Health and Safety Act. 这家公司被控违反《卫生安全条例》。
• Third, an agency can abuse its discretion by breaching certain principles of judge-made law. 第三，行政机关会因违反某些法官制定的法律原则而构成滥用自由裁量权。

4 indicator   

n.指标；指示物，指示者；指示器

参考例句：

• Gold prices are often seen as an indicator of inflation.黃金价格常常被看作是通货膨胀的指标。
• His left-hand indicator is flashing.他左手边的转向灯正在闪亮。

5 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。

6 pesticide   

n.杀虫剂，农药

参考例句：

• The pesticide was spread over the vegetable plot.菜田里撒上了农药。
• This pesticide is diluted with water and applied directly to the fields.这种杀虫剂用水稀释后直接施用在田里。

7 anonymous   

adj.无名的；匿名的；无特色的

参考例句：

• Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act.寄匿名信是懦夫的行为。
• The author wishes to remain anonymous.作者希望姓名不公开。