澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2016-01-24

The Australian market rallied after oil prices jumped and European Central Bank held out hopes of more stimulates¹. The All Ords Index rose 1 percent, the ASX 200 increased 52 points to 4916. 

 

Looking at the moves now. Iron ore miners like BHP Billiton jumped on the news of rival VALE had been ordered to hold some of its exports from Brazil because of pollution concerns. Tasmanian iron ore miner Grange resources says up to 55 jobs or 10 percent of its workforce² will be made redundent because of the low iron ore prices. Medibank Private reached record high after raised its proper forecast, and Treasury³ Wine rose nearly 18 percent thanks for proper upgrade. 

 

Looking at commodities. WTI Crude oil rose to above 29 US dollars a barrel. Spot gold fell below 1100 US dollars an ounce. And the Australian dollar trading at 70 US cents.

 

 

Santos is the latest Australian resources firm to warn it may write down the value of its assets becasue of lower energy prices. Production increased 7 percent in 2015, as energy exports started at glexton, but Standard&Poor has cut the company's credit rate into just above junk status.

 

 

And more than 180 Dick Smith's workers will lose their jobs as the retailer⁴ closes its outlets⁵ based in David Jones department stores. The electronics chain went into administration earlier this month. Receivers Ferrier Hodgson said 27 outlets in David Jones stores will be closed next week, so they can try to sell the business a going concern.               

1 stimulates   

v.刺激( stimulate的第三人称单数 )；激励；使兴奋；起兴奋作用，起刺激作用，起促进作用

参考例句：

• Exercise stimulates the body. 运动促进身体健康。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Alcohol stimulates the action of the heart. 酒刺激心脏的活动。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 workforce   

n.劳动大军，劳动力

参考例句：

• A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
• A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。

3 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

4 retailer   

n.零售商(人)

参考例句：

• What are the retailer requirements?零售商会有哪些要求呢？
• The retailer has assembled a team in Shanghai to examine the question.这家零售商在上海组建了一支团队研究这个问题。

5 outlets   

n.出口( outlet的名词复数 )；经销店；插座；廉价经销店

参考例句：

• The dumping of foreign cotton blocked outlets for locally grown cotton. 外国棉花的倾销阻滞了当地生产的棉花的销路。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They must find outlets for their products. 他们必须为自己的产品寻找出路。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》