高考英语 考前突破阅读理解能力 财经新闻 澳大利亚基准利率降至新低素材.doc

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1、澳大利亚基准利率降至新低Australia'scentralbankhascutitsbenchmarkinterestratetoanewrecordlow,inanattempttospurafreshwaveofeconomicgrowth.澳大利亚央行将基准利率降至新低点，试图以此激起新一波的经济增长。 TheReserveBankofAustralia(RBA)cutitskeyrateto2.5%from2.75%. Lastweek,thegovernmentcutitsgrowthforecastsandwarnedthatunemploymentinth

2、ecountrycouldriseamidslowinggrowth.  TheratecutcomesjustdaysafterPrimeMinisterKevinRuddcalledageneralelectionfor7September. Thestateoftheeconomyisexpectedtobeakeypollissue,alongwithasylumandclimatechange.  TreasurerChrisBowenwelcomedthemove,sayingthat"thefactisthatnow,underLabor,interestr

3、atesareatrecordlows". "ThiscutmeansthatafamilywithastandardmortgageofA$300,000($269,500;£175,700)willnowbepayingaround$A500lessamonthandA$6,000lessinannualpaymentsthanwhentheCoalitionwaslastinoffice,"MrBowenwasquotedassayingbytheAustralianBroadcastingCorporation(ABC). However,theoppositio

4、ntargetedtheLaborpartygovernment'seconomicpolicies. "Thereisnodoubtthatareductionininterestratesisagoodthing,butyouhavetoaskyourselfwhyareinterestrateslikelytobecut,"oppositionLeaderTonyAbbottwasquotedassayingbytheABC,aheadoftheratedecision. "Ifinterestratesgodown,itisbecausethisgovernmen

5、tispresidingoveran2economywhichisinmuchmoretroublethangovernmenthaspreviouslybeenpreparedtoadmit."2