澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2016-03-06

 

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has started civil action in the Federal Court against ANZ for allegedly rigging the bank bill-swap reference rate. As it alleges¹, there’s been market manipulation of the rate which affects commercial and personal loans between the period March, 2010 to May, 2012. ASIC has been investigating the potential rigging of key market interest rates since 2012. In a statement, ANZ says it rejects all of the allegations and will vigorously defend the legal action. 

Australians have spent a bit of less than expected in the post-Christmas sales in January with figures falling short of forecasts. According to the Bureau of Statistics retail² sales rose by a seasonally³ adjusted 0.3% in January. Economist⁴ had been expecting a rise of 0.4% in the month. The department stores were the biggest losers with spending falling by 1.3%. The Australian dollar is near its strongest level this year buying 73.56 US cents. The Australian share market has ended its strong weak of gains on a positive note. The ASX 200 up 1/5 of a percent. BHP Billiton headed higher again. Nine Entertainment was up. Fairfax media dismisses a report saying it was buying a stake in Nine Entertainment. Dominos is down on its dispute with / which claims the company copied that company’s driver tracking technology.

1 alleges   

断言，宣称，辩解( allege的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The newspaper article alleges that the mayor is corrupt. 报纸上断言该市长腐败。
• Steven was tardy this morning and alleges that his bus was late. 史提芬今天早上迟到的说词是公车误点了。

2 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

3 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

4 economist   

n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人

参考例句：

• He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
• He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。