澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 澳大利亚房价增速将在明年进一步下跌

Reserve Bank deputy governor, Philip Lowe, says he agrees with the latest private research showing house prices are heading for a fall next year.

A report from investment firm, Macquarie group, suggests Australian house prices are set for a seven-and a half per cent decline from March next year.

Mr Lowe says he would welcome a cooling in the house prices given the risks the inflated¹ market poses to the economy.

The Australian share market is down for the second day this week as profit taking continues.

The all ordinaries index is off about point six percent.

The ASX 200 index is broadly matching that fall.

Mining and energy stocks are the biggest losers

Qantas is among the best performers

The banks are mixed.

Wall street managed to close higher overnight.

Gains in utilities offset² a retreat in energy shares.

But investors³ remained nervous about third-quarter corporate⁴ results.

The Australian dollar is holding above 73 US cents

澳大利亚储备银行副行长菲利普·洛威表示他同意房价明年会进一步降低的最新个人调查。

麦格理集团投资公司的一份报告显示,澳大利亚房价从明年3月开始将会降低7.5个百分点。

洛威先生表示他接受房价在这样膨胀市场可能对经济造成风险时采取这样的冷静措施。

随着获利抛售继续本周澳大利亚股市迎来连续第二天走低。

所有普通股票指数下降约6%。

ASX 200指数出现广泛下跌。

矿业和能源股成为最大输家。

澳洲航空是表现最为优异的其中一支股票。

这家银行可谓喜忧参半。

华尔街一夜之间收盘走高。

公用事业收益抵消能源股的颓势。

但投资者依然对第三季度企业业绩感到担心。

澳元兑美元持有超过73美分。

1 inflated   

adj.（价格）飞涨的；（通货）膨胀的；言过其实的；充了气的v.使充气（于轮胎、气球等）( inflate的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）膨胀；（使）通货膨胀；物价上涨

参考例句：

• He has an inflated sense of his own importance. 他自视过高。
• They all seem to take an inflated view of their collective identity. 他们对自己的集体身份似乎都持有一种夸大的看法。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 offset   

n.分支，补偿；v.抵消，补偿

参考例句：

• Their wage increases would be offset by higher prices.他们增加的工资会被物价上涨所抵消。
• He put up his prices to offset the increased cost of materials.他提高了售价以补偿材料成本的增加。

3 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

4 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。