澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-10-10（在线收听） |
And Germany Chancellor Angla Merkel has pleged her country's support for Greece's austerity measures during a visit to Athens. She says Greece has made good progress in dealing with its massive debt. Her visit prompted a large protest outside the parliament. Police had to use tear gas and stun grenade to disperse demonstrators , as you can see there. Investors have rushed to take up BHP Billiton's first bond offered in Australia more than a decade. The world's biggest mining company says the proceeds of the one billion sale would be used to fund general business operations. Yesterday, it emerges that up to 200 jobs could go at BHP Billiton's iron ore division, mostly at its Perth headquarters and its chief rival Rio Tinto says it plans to cut cost further amid ongoing volatility in commodity prices.
To the markets now.
And stock in the US and Europe lost ground after International Monetary Fund cut its forecast for global growth.
To commodity prices.
West Texas Crude is trading at 92 US dollars a barrel. Tapis Crude is trading at 118 US dollars a barrel. And gold is worth 1764 US dollars an ounce.
Australian dollar is buying 102 US cents, 79 Euro cents and nearly 64 pence sterling. |
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