澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-07-15

 A new report has found that introducing a new land tax is the answer to repairing deteriorating¹ state and territory budgets. The Grad Institute says a property levy² of just two dollars for every 1000 dollars of unimproved land value would raise seven billion dollars a year. The report found the state’s budgets are under pressure with spending growing faster than GDP.

 

In the US, earning season has killed off as Wall Street Banking³ Giant JP Morgan Chase become the first big banks to report its latest quarterly figures. The company big forecast reporting a stronger than expected rise of 5.2% in profits for the three months to the end of June. JP Morgan said the rise in the profits were due to a fall in legal and restructuring costs. 

 

And news of the Iran nuclear deal has sent global oil prices tumbling. Shortly after the news emerge, the price of Brand Crude and US Crude both fell by more than one dollar a barrel. Well, many expected will take around several months to fully⁴ wrap up its export capacity. Analysts⁵ say even the modest initial increase will be enough to pull international oil prices down even further. 

 

And let’s check the global markets. Well, shares have risen overnight. The Dow gained 76 points. Nasdaq and S&P 500 were both up more than 0.5%. While in London, the FTSE rose 0.2%. Checking commodity prices for you, West Texas Crude is trading at 53 US dollars a barrel. Tapis Crude is at 60 US dollars a barrel. And gold is trading at 1155 US dollars an ounce. The Australian dollar is currently buying 74 US cents, 68 euro cents and 48 pence sterling⁶.

1 deteriorating   

恶化，变坏( deteriorate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The weather conditions are deteriorating. 天气变得越来越糟。
• I was well aware of the bad morale and the deteriorating factories. 我很清楚，大家情绪低落，各个工厂越搞越坏。

2 levy   

n.征收税或其他款项，征收额

参考例句：

• They levy a tax on him.他们向他征税。
• A direct food levy was imposed by the local government.地方政府征收了食品税。

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 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

5 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。

6 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。