澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-01-16

America’s second biggest bank’s recorded a huge jump in revenue. JPMorgan’s recorded the fourth quarter of profits of 3.5 billion Australian dollars. The bank’s capital in the first nine months of this year was also 70% higher than the year before. But the revenue came in below analysts¹ expectations. And as a result, JPMorgan’s stock shed more than 2% while the Bank of America and Wells Fargo also lost ground.

 Wall Street slipped back on those big bank losses. The Dow lost around 1%. 

European shares also fell as a result. London’s FTSE dropped 43 points. 

The local market recovered from a day of losses on Friday, but the ASX 200 and the All Ords finished the week steady after a profit upgrade from the Commonwealth² Bank lifted all four of the major banks. It’s up to 2.9 billion dollars. The bank says a decline in bad loan expenses and improving share markets both helped. The forecast is much higher than analysts had predicted. 

And on the currencies market, the Australian dollar’s buying 92.3 US cents, 56.8 British pence and 83.7 Japanese yen³. 

And that’s your ABC Business News up-to-date.

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 commonwealth   

n.共和国，联邦，共同体

参考例句：

• He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.他是艺术家协会的主席。
• Most of the members of the Commonwealth are nonwhite.英联邦的许多成员国不是白人国家。

3 yen   

n. 日元；热望

参考例句：

• He wanted to convert his dollars into Japanese yen.他想将美元换成日币。
• He has a yen to be alone in a boat.他渴望独自呆在一条船上。