澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-09-14

 The Australian dollar is at a fresh six-month low against the greenback today and that’s as a force-out favor with investors¹ who are betting on their prospect² of higher returns in the US. Right now, it’s down to 90.67 US cents. The Australian share market has closed the session lower despite some gains in the mining sector³. The All Ordinaries Index lost 15 points or a third of a percent. And the ASX 200 Index was down the same amounts. To the Movers, and myer has slumped⁴ too for a second day of over 6%, building on yesterday’s 13% fall. Bluescope and Newcrest were among the best performers.

 

National Australian Bank is a little late since situation to stay will shift headquarters from Scotland if the independent vote succeeds. The NAB says it will move its Glasgow base / bank which is the third largest in Scotland to England. It follows the Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds Banking⁵ Group and others who say they’ll also move to London.

 

Back home, and businesses appear to be fairly more comfortable about increasing their debt levels in July. Commercial finance in the month increased by 3.7% to 48 billion dollars. Personal loans other than housing finance did soften⁶. Home loans excluding investors were flat in the month. Analysts⁷ say the total value of lending will turn to levels equal to those before the global financial crisis in July.

1 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

2 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。

3 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

4 slumped   

大幅度下降，暴跌( slump的过去式和过去分词 )； 沉重或突然地落下[倒下]

参考例句：

• Sales have slumped this year. 今年销售量锐减。
• The driver was slumped exhausted over the wheel. 司机伏在方向盘上，疲惫得睡着了。

5 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。

6 soften   

v.(使)变柔软；(使)变柔和

参考例句：

• Plastics will soften when exposed to heat.塑料适当加热就可以软化。
• This special cream will help to soften up our skin.这种特殊的护肤霜有助于使皮肤变得柔软。

7 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。