商務英語新聞 37 – 布雷西

商務英語新聞 37 - 布雷西 & EU Referendum

Unless you have been living under a rock, you know that the people of the UK woke up on June 24 to learn that they had voted in favour of leaving the European Union, otherwise know as Brexit. After an emotional campaign, 33.5 million votes were cast in the referendum with 17.4 million voting for Leave, 和 16.1 million for Remain. Months of warnings from both camps focused on both the political and economic ramifications and rewards.

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商務英語新聞 34 – 共享經濟

本 34 - 共享經濟

Whether it’s ridesharing with Uber, lending your power drill to a neighbor with Peerby, taking advantage of a home exchange with Airbnb, or dozens of other examples, the so-calledsharing economyis firmly established in our daily life. While the concept has been in place for some time, numerous enterprising groups have found a way to make the most of the current economic environment.

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商務英語新聞 32 – 貨幣戰爭

商務英語新聞 32 - 貨幣戰爭

在今天的 商務英語新聞課, we look at how countries are using competitive devaluations of their currencies to stimulate economic growth.

It’s been a wild ride since the global economy welcomed in the New Year, and the scale of global easing that’s taking place has stunned investors. On average, an interest rate has been cut somewhere in the world once every 3 天, catching everyone off guard. If 25 countries cutting rates since the start of the year wasn’t proof enough, this week’s warning from Janet Yellen about the dollar’s strength confirmed that the world’s top central banks are fighting a currency war.

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商務英語新聞 28 – 歐元區復蘇

歐元區旗幟

在今天的 商務英語新聞課, 隨著歐元區開始復蘇,我們看看歐洲的情況. 自去年夏天擺脫有史以來最長的衰退以來, 歐元區的複蘇充其量只是沉默. 雖然最近的報告顯示了一些積極的跡象, 該地區在解決一些失衡方面仍有很長的路要走.

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