09-14-09

09-14-09 奥巴马敦促金融行业实行改革 (Obama Urges Financial Sector Reforms) 美国总统奥巴马敦促美国遭到重创的金融业支持他的“具有常识性的”改革提议。 奥巴马在纽约发表了一次重要讲话。纽约众多金融公司在全球金融危机最严重的时候曾面临倒闭的危险。 奥巴马将一些公司的倒闭归罪于公司“草率”冒险和政府监管不力。他说，许多公司对最近经济复苏的迹象有误解，而忽视了这次危机带来的教训。 他说，那些批评改变监管体制会使经济放缓并损害市场的说法是错误的。他说，有效的理性监管对市场正常运作至关重要。 总统说，由纳税人挽救而避免破产的金融公司有责任帮助那些目前面临严重问题的房产主、小企业主和其他的人。 President Barack Obama urged the battered U.S. financial sector to support his "common sense" reforms. Mr. Obama spoke in a major address in New York City, home to many of the financial firms that faced collapse at the height of the global financial crisis. Mr. Obama blamed the collapse on "reckless" risk taking and failed regulatory schemes. He said many companies are misreading recent signs of economic recovery and ignoring the lessons of the crisis. He said critics who say changing the regulatory system would slow the economy and hurt markets are wrong. He said effective, sensible rules are critical to the proper functioning of markets. The President said financial firms who were bailed out by the taxpayers have an obligation to help homeowners, small businesses and others now facing serious problems. 美国和中国贸易摩擦加剧 (US - China Trade Friction Grows) 针对美国对中国产品征收新关税，北京要求与美国进行磋商，并向世界贸易组织提出了申诉。 中国说，美国的关税违反了世贸组织规定。 美国决定对中国产品征收新关税之后，中国宣布正在调查美国是否向中国市场以低于成本的价格倾销汽车和肉鸡产品。 中国商务部说，有必要对这些美国产品采取征收关税的第一步，因为这些产品可能获得了政府补贴，并对中国国内产业造成冲击。 中国商务部发言人说，中国“强烈反对”美国对中国制造的轮胎征收新的关税，但反倾销调查不是对美国这项决定的报复。 白宫星期五宣布，在接到美国一个工会的申诉后，美国将对中国轮胎征收高额关税。 Beijing has demanded talks with the United States and filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization in response to new U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods. China says the U.S. duties violate WTO rules. Following the U.S. move, China announced it is investigating whether American auto and chicken products are being dumped into the Chinese market at below-cost prices. China's commerce ministry said this first step toward imposing tariffs on the U.S. products is necessary because the imports may benefit from government subsidies and could be hurting China's domestic industry. A ministry spokesman said China "strongly opposes" the new U.S. duty on Chinese-made tires, but that the anti-dumping investigation is not in retaliation for the decision. The White House announced on Friday it will impose steep tariffs on Chinese tire imports after an appeal from a U.S. labor union.