澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-09-20（在线收听）

 The US Central bank has left official interest rate on hold, but it has left open the possibility of increase later this year. Fed Chair, Janet Yellen says there’s too many risk globally to warrant a rate rise in the US. She says while the US employment market is good, house prices remain very depressed in North America. Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens has told a parliamentary committee the US interest rate will have to start increasing. He says that could happen before Christmas. Mr. Stevens also warned of more volatility in financial markets before the FED does raise rates. The RBA governor also says he is pretty content with the official interest rate in Australia staying at 2 percent. The local market fell in early trade after the FED kept the benchmark rates unchanged, but it picked up after Glenn Stevens’ positive comments about the local economy. The All Ordinaries Index put on half percent. The ASX 200 increased as well. The big miners lost ground. BHP Billiton lost three quarters of a percent. Gold miner Newcrest gained on a higher gold price. Credit reporting agency Veda got a more than 2 billion takeover bid from a US firm. It jumped by one third. The banks rose after the FED kept rates on hold. To commodities, gold made strong gains. West Texas Crude oil trading just below 47 US dollars a barrel. And Australian dollar surged above 72 US cents on the FED news.