澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-10-03

 The columnist¹ Sol Laslaker has told us on News Breakfast the flagging mining boom and a high Australian dollar make more rate cuts very likely. 

 

 

“There (might) will be another rate cut before the end of this year and possibly one in 2013 as well. Because the Reserve Bank is not only more concerned about the international outlook. That was the primary reason why they cut rates yesterday. But also they are foreshadowing..... they are becoming more concerned about the outlook for the domestic economy. And that's partly becasue, as you said, they can see the resources boom peaking earlier and at a lower level than they had previously² thought.”

 

 

Sol Laslaker there. Let's go to the markets. 

 

 

 

The Dow Jones lost 33 points overnight. The Nasdaq finished up 7. The S&P 500 was steady. And across in London, the FTSE shed 11 points.

 

 

To commodity markets.

 

 

West Texas Crude is trading at 92 US dollars a barrel. Tapis Crude is 116 US dollars a barrel. And gold is at 1773 US dollars an ounce. 

 

 

The Australian dollar has shed some ground after that rate cut. It's buying 103 US cents. It's also picking up 79 Euro cents and 64 pence sterling³.

1 columnist   

n.专栏作家

参考例句：

• The host was interviewing a local columnist.节目主持人正在同一位当地的专栏作家交谈。
• She's a columnist for USA Today.她是《今日美国报》的专栏作家。

2 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

3 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。