同學們，今天我們來學習財經新聞的英文字彙，同時讓我們更瞭解世界的經濟形勢與展望!
Part 1. Goldman Sachs Predicts Bearish Movement for Bitcoin Once It Reaches $3,100
1. Goldman Sachs 高盛; 投資銀行、資產管理與金融服務
2. bearish movement 空頭、看跌動態
3. banking giant 銀行巨頭
4. bullish movement 多頭動態、看漲動態
5. head for… 走向…
6. monitor news 監控消息、新聞
7. cryptocurrency 加密貨幣
8. expected fall 預計的下降
“Banking giant Goldman Sachs has recently warned its clients that the Bitcoin may halt in its bullish movement and head for a bearish movement very soon, according to a report by Interactive Investor. While the company that does not regularly monitor cryptocurrency news, it recently expressed its own opinion regarding Bitcoin in its report on June 12, 2017.
According to the bank, once it reaches its high at over $3,100, there would be an expected fall because of its continuous bullish movement.”
--Cointelegraph.com
Image source: http://media.salon.com/2013/04/bitcoin_volatility.jpg
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Part II. Fed raises interest rates again in further sign of confidence in US economy
1. Fed 聯準會; 美國的中央銀行
2. raise interest rates 加息
3. sign of confidence 有信心的迹象
4. US Federal Reserve 美國聯邦儲備系統; 美國的中央銀行
5. short-term interest rates 短期利率
6. central bank 中央銀行
7. unwind 放鬆
8. economic stimulus plan 經濟刺激方案
9. recession 經濟衰退
10. federal open market committee 聯邦公開市場委員會，主要任務在決定美國貨幣政策，透過貨幣政策的調控，來達到經濟成長及物價穩定兩者間的平衡
11. labor market 勞務市場
12. rise moderately 適度上升
“The US Federal Reserve announced it was raising short-term interest rates by a quarter percentage point on Wednesday as the central bank continued to unwind the huge economic stimulus plan brought in after the recession.
‘Information received since the federal open market committee met in May indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been rising moderately so far this year,’ the Fed said in a statement.”
--The Guardian
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Part III. Brexit Talks Kick Off in Brussels as May Urged to Soften Stance
1. Brexit talks 脫歐會談
2. amid confusion 在混亂中
3. most complicated negotiation of all time史上最複雜的談判
4. kick off 開始
5. be on the backfoot 處於守勢，處於不利的境地
6. strengthen her hand增加某人的實力
7. call an election 召集選舉
8. backfire 產生和預期情況完全相反的結果；事與願違
9. run into domestic strife 撞上國內的糾紛、爭吵
10. start out with… 從開始就有…
11. leverage 手段；力量；影響力
“Almost a year since Britons voted to leave the European Union, Brexit talks finally began on Monday amid confusion over what exactly the U.K. government wants from the divorce.
What U.K. Brexit Secretary David Davis describes as the ‘most complicated negotiation of all time’ kicked off in Brussels with Prime Minister Theresa May’s government already on the backfoot. An attempt to strengthen her hand by calling an election backfired and she’s run into further domestic strife since, while the 27 other EU members started out with more leverage anyway.”
--Bloomberg
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Part IV. Taiwan's GDP growth forecast revised upward to over 2%
1. statistic agency 統計機構
2. raise its forecast 提高預測
3. gross domestic product 國內生產總值
4. stronger than expected growth 強於預期的增長
5. The Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics(DGBAS) 行政院主計總處
6. benefit from從…得到好處
7. global economic recovery 全球經濟復甦
8. economic stimulus measures 經濟刺激措施
9. investments in infrastructure and innovative industries 對基礎設施和創新產業的投資
“Taipei, May 26 (CNA) Taiwan's top statistics agency has raised its forecast for Taiwan's gross domestic product (GDP) growth this year to over 2 percent after the country's economy recorded stronger than expected growth in the first quarter.
The DGBAS said the domestic economy has benefited from a global economic recovery as well as government stimulus measures, including investments in infrastructure and innovative industries, prompting the agency to raise its forecast.”
-Focus Taiwan News
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時事英文新聞 (Breaking News): http://goo.gl/3EnOO6
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Brexit 英文字彙: https://goo.gl/hsspd4
