澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-10-11

 The local market rose after minutes from US central bank indicated that US interest rates could be on hold until next year. The All Ords raised index, put on 1.3 percent, the ASX 200 rose across all sectors¹. Beach Energy surged on a rise of the price of oils. Macquarie jump 4% after completing a 400 million dollars capital raising. Looking at commodities. Spot gold moving toward 1150 US dollars an ounce. WTI crude at nearly 50 US dollars a barrel, and the Australian dollar has increased against US dollars to around 72.8 US cents.

Mining giant Glincore plans to cut more than 500 jobs from its mines in Australia as it reduces its global Zinc² production by one third. More than 400 staffs will lose their jobs at Glincore mines in Queensland, up to 69 jobs will go from the M river mine in the northern territory. Workers have been offered voluntary redudancies and some may be redeployed.

And the banking³ regulators crack down on investor⁴ property loans steady to kickin with an increase in mortgages taken out by owner occupiers. Housing data from the bureau statistic⁵ show that value of investor loans drop by 0.4% in August seasonally⁶ adjusted, the value of owner occupier mortgages jumped just over 6%. Overall, the number of home loans to owner occupiers rose nearly 3%. 

1 sectors   

n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形

参考例句：

• Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 zinc   

n.锌；vt.在...上镀锌

参考例句：

• Brass is formed by the fusion of copper and zinc.黄铜是通过铜和锌的熔合而成的。
• Zinc is used to protect other metals from corrosion.锌被用来保护其他金属不受腐蚀。

3 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
• He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。

4 investor   

n.投资者，投资人

参考例句：

• My nephew is a cautious investor.我侄子是个小心谨慎的投资者。
• The investor believes that his investment will pay off handsomely soon.这个投资者相信他的投资不久会有相当大的收益。

5 statistic   

n.统计量；adj.统计的，统计学的

参考例句：

• Official statistics show real wages declining by 24%.官方统计数字表明实际工资下降了24%。
• There are no reliable statistics for the number of deaths in the battle.关于阵亡人数没有可靠的统计数字。

6 seasonally   

参考例句：

• The price of vegetables fluctuates seasonally. 蔬菜的价格随季节变动。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They moved seasonally among various vegetation types to feed on plants that were flourishing. 它们还随着季节的变化而在各种类型植物之间迁移，以便吃那些茂盛的植物。 来自辞典例句