澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-11-06

US President Barack Obama has cautiously praised the country's latest jobs figures. The unemployment rate remained steady at 9.6 per cent in October, but the government says 151,000 positions were created. The jobless rate matched the expectations, but the number of new jobs more than doubled the initial forecast by most analysts¹.

 

The European Commission wants tighter controls on credit ratings agencies after their role in the Eurozone debt crisis came under fire. During the crisis, every credit downgrade for a country caused turbulence² in markets and the borrowing costs for the country rose further. The Commission has therefore released a set of proposals to try to curb³ the influence of rating agencies.

 

And the automotive giant Toyota says it's returned to profitability. The company posted a net profit of 3.6 billion dollars from April to September, compared with a loss in the same period last year. Toyota's had to contend with a number of vehicle recalls in the last year.

 

And let's look at the market numbers now. And US stocks have closed higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added nine points. The S&P 500 put on five. European shares have closed higher, London's FTSE put on 13 points.  And Australian stocks made strong gains yesterday, boosted by optimism about global growth. And the Australian dollar is buying just over 101 US cents.

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 turbulence   

n.喧嚣，狂暴，骚乱，湍流

参考例句：

• The turbulence caused the plane to turn over.空气的激流导致飞机翻转。
• The world advances amidst turbulence.世界在动荡中前进。

3 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。