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时事英语短文
Obama:
EconomyMayBeaJobforMorethanOnePresident
Problemswiththeeconomyhavebeenbuildingfordecades,PresidentBarackObamatoldCBSprogram"
60Minutes"
inaninterviewsettoairSunday,Dec.11.
"
I'
vealwaysbelievedthatthiswasalong-termproject,"
thepresidentsaid."
Reversingstructuralproblemsinoureconomythathadbeenbuildingupfortwodecades,thatwasgoingtotaketime."
Obamawasaskedwhetherheunderstoodthedifficultiesofimprovingtheeconomywhenhetookofficein201X.
Itwasgoingtotakemorethanayear.Itwasgoingtotakemorethantwoyears.Itwasgoingtotakemorethanoneterm.Probablytakesmorethanonepresident,"
Obamatoldhisinterviewer.
ObamasaidheunderstoodthefrustrationsofAmericansstrugglingintoday'
seconomy,butcomparedhimselftoacaptainofashipinabadstorm.
Nomatterhowwellwe'
resteeringtheship,iftheboat'
srockingbackandforthandpeoplearegettingsickand...they'
rebeingbuffetedbythewindsandtherain,"
Obamasaid.
Peoplearegoingtosay,'
YouknowwhatAgoodcaptainwouldhavehadusinsomesmoothwatersandsunnyskies,atthispoint.'
AndIdon'
tcontroltheweather,"
thepresidentadded.
Chinesesovereigndebtbondsthattie:
JapanwantstobuyChinesegovernmentbonds
INTHEautumnof201X,whenhewasJapan‘sfinanceminister,YoshihikoNodadecrieditas―strange‖thatChinahadboughtupasmuchas¥2.3trillion(then$25.5billion)inJapanesegovernmentbondswhileitsowndebtwasoff-limitstooutsiders.Nowprimeminister,MrNodaisredressingthebalance.AtasummitinBeijingonDecember25ththetwocountriesannouncedanagreementtoletJapanbuyChinesesovereigndebt.Nosumortimetablewasdisclosed,thoughJapanesenewsmediareportedtheamountwillreach$10billiononceChinaapprovesJapan‘sapplication.
Bothcountriessaytheagreementsymbolisesthegrowingimportanceoftheireconomicties,whichhavelongbeenwarmerthantheirdiplomaticones.ChinaisJapan‘slargesttradingpartner;
JapancountsasChina‘sbiggestafterAmerica.Butthedealmayalsobeasignal.OfficialsinTokyofretthatChina‘spurchasesofJapanesebondsfueltheyen‘sappreciation.BynegotiatingforapprovaltoownChinesedebt,JapancanregisteritsdiscomfortwithChina‘s
actionsandgainsomeinfluenceofitsown.
Japanwillnotsimplybeabletobuywhateveritlikes,however.Chinaseemshappyforforeigncentralbankstoholdlimitedamountsofitsbondsasanotherstepintheinternationalisationoftheyuan.Malaysiareportedlyalreadyenjoystheprivilege,amongothers;
JapanissettobethefirstG7countrytodoso.ButChinawillnotdoanythingtocompromiseitscontroloftheexchangerate.FredBergstenatthePetersonInstituteforInternationalEconomics,athink-tankinWashington,DC,oncearguedthatAmericashoulddispensewiththenicetiesandexertupwardpressureontheChinesecurrencyviatheoffshoremarketinstead.HeadvisedAmericatobuyinstrumentssuchastheyuan-denominated―dimsum‖bondsnowonofferinHongKong.Quitewhateffectthatwouldhaveontheexchangerateisunclear,butthemessagewouldbeunmistakable.
TheGreatWallofDebt
That'
sthewordoutofChinathismorning,accordingtoratingsagencyMoody'
s.
Localgovernmentdebtcouldbe3.5trillionrenminbi($540billion)largerthanfirstthought,atroublingnumberthatcouldexposeChinesebankstodeeperlossesthatcouldeventuallythreatentheircreditratings,Moody'
ssays.
ItpointstoBankofChinaandChinaCiticBankastwobanksthatpursuedparticularlyaggressivelendingstrategiesin201X,whenChinesebankswentonalendingtear.
―Banks‘exposuretolocalgovernmentborrowersisgreaterthanweanticipated,‖YvonneZhang,aMoody‘sanalyst,saidinastatementpublishedbyReuters.
Thebiggestworry
Slowereconomicgrowthintheworld‘ssecond-largesteconomycouldtriggeraroundofloandefaults,hobblingChina'
sbankingsystemandunnervingglobalmarketsand,ofcourse,addingmoreproblemstothefragileglobaleconomy.Moody'
sisurgingBeijingtocomeupwitha"
clearmasterplan"
tofixtheproblem.
Thisisn'
tthefirstwarningaboutChina'
sbankingsystem.
AsreportedbyGlobalPost'
sDavidCasebackinJanuary,FitchRatingslatelastyearissuedatroublingreportonthesector.
Here'
showCaseputit:
ExpertsarewarningthatChina‘sred-hoteconomyiscatchingacontagionofitsown.Thecountryisincreasinglyawashinrunawayloans,adevelopmentthatcouldhaveseriousimplicationsforChinaandtheglobaleconomy.
ThesituationhasbecomesoprecariousthatFitchRatings,aglobalcredit
analysisfirm,issuedareportlastmonthrevealingalitanyofme