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*第七季*【EP. 546 with Leon】#1130 經濟學人導讀 / 國際時事 / 英文學習【日本升息之於台股大跌;美國聯準會之於美國經濟;微軟營收;亞馬遜被咎責;石化燃料之於可再生能源】
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📢📢August 3RD 2024 - August 9TH 2024
2024年8月3日 - 2024年8月9日
🌏The world this week: business
全球大新聞彙整:商業篇
1️⃣The Bank of Japan raised its benchmark interest rate for only the second time in 17 years, to 0.25% (it increased the rate in March for the first time since 2007). It also plans to reduce its ¥6trn ($39bn) monthly bond purchases by half by the spring of 2026. Japanese government officials had been uncharacteristically vocal in their desire to see the bank halt the decline of the yen. The weakened currency has fuelled inflation, which has remained above the bank’s 2% target for 27 months.
日本銀行 (Bank of Japan,即日本央行) 17年來第二次提高基準利率,升至 0.25% (該行在 2024年3月執行了自 2007年以來的首次利率調升)。該行還計劃在 2026年春季前將每月六兆日圓 (390億美元) 的債券購買量減半。日本政府官員一反常態強烈要求央行制止日圓貶值。該疲乏幣值助長了通膨,而通膨率已連續 27個月高於央行的 2% 目標。
2️⃣The Federal Reserve made no changes to its main interest rate but left the door open for a cut in September. Earlier data suggested the American economy grew at an annualised rate of 2.8% in the second quarter, double the 1.4% expansion in the first quarter.
美國聯邦準備理事會 (Federal Reserve,簡稱聯準會,即美國央行) 未改變其主要利率,但可能在 (2024年) 9月降息。根據先前數據顯示,美國經濟在 (2024年) 第二季以每年 2.8% 的速度成長,是第一季 1.4% 成長率的兩倍。
3️⃣Microsoft reported a solid set of earnings for the second quarter, with revenue from its Azure cloud division up by 29%, year on year. Still, that figure was slightly below market expectations, which Microsoft blamed in part on capacity constraints for artificial intelligence, where demand is racing ahead of its ability to provide services. The company said its investments in AI would continue to increase. Capital spending hit $19bn in the quarter, a rise of 80%.
微軟 (Microsoft,美國科技巨擘) 公佈了 (2024年) 第二季穩健的財報,其 Azure 雲端部門的收入同比成長 29%。然而,該數值略低於市場預期,而微軟將其部分歸因於人工智慧的容量限制,因為需求成長速度超過了公司提供服務的能力。公司表示對人工智慧的投資將繼續增加。該季度的資本支出達到 190億美元、成長了 80%。
4️⃣The US Consumer Product Safety Commission decided that Amazon is legally responsible for defective goods from third-party sellers on its website, and must issue safety recalls and notify consumers if a product is faulty. Amazon is appealing against the decision.
美國消費品安全委員會 (US Consumer Product Safety Commission) 公佈了一項決定:亞馬遜 (Amazon,美國電商巨擘) 需對其銷售平台上之第三方賣家有缺陷的商品承擔法律責任,並且必須發出安全召回來告知消費者產品是否有缺陷。亞馬遜正在對該決定提出上訴。
5️⃣BP and Shell reported bumper quarterly profits. BP said it would build its sixth oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, underlining the continuing importance of fossil fuels to big energy companies. Shell posted a loss in its renewables business. The company recently shelved a biofuels project in Europe because of poor market conditions in that industry.
英國石油公司 (BP) 和殼牌石油 (Shell) 報告了其季度的巨額利潤。英國石油公司表示它將在墨西哥灣 (Gulf of Mexico) 建造第六個石油平台,而這突顯了石化燃料對大型能源公司持續的重要性。殼牌石油在其可再生能源的業務中報告了虧損。由於該產業的市場狀況不佳,該公司近期擱置了歐洲一個生物燃料的專案。
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