2020年经济学人 一周要闻 蚂蚁集团IPO被叫停 宝马第三季度销量回暖

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The world this week

本周国际要闻

Business

经济

In a stunning¹ turn of events, Chinese regulators suspended the initial public offering in Shanghai of Ant Group, just days before the fintech firm was due to float its shares in a dual² listing both there and in Hong Kong. It was expected to be the world’s most valuable IPO ever, potentially raising $34bn. Ant had been given the green light for the sale, but China’s foreign ministry³ said the decision had been taken “to better safeguard capital market stability and protect investor⁴ rights”. Ant’s online-lending business was said to be a concern; new rules were published forcing such lenders to back their loans with more of their own capital. The shelving of Ant’s IPO is a blow to Jack⁵ Ma, its founder⁶.

在一系列令人震惊的事件中，中国监管机构叫停了蚂蚁集团在上海的首次公开募股，而就在几天前，这家金融科技公司计划在上海和香港两地同时上市。预计这将成为有史以来全球市值最高的IPO，或将筹资340亿美元。蚂蚁集团已获准出售股票，但中国外交部表示，这一（叫停）决定是“为了更好地维护资本市场稳定和保护投资者权益”。据说蚂蚁集团的在线借贷业务令人担忧；新出台的规定迫使这类贷款机构用更多的自有资金来支持其贷款。搁置蚂蚁集团的上市计划，对其创始人马云来说是一次打击。

Uber, Lyft and other companies that work in the gig economy won a big victory in California when voters approved a measure that will allow them to avoid reclassifying their drivers as employees. The companies will not now have to comply with a state law compelling them to provide benefits like sick pay to drivers, although some have pledged to offer more protections. Uber and its allies spent $200m supporting the measure, the most expensive-ever campaign for a ballot⁷ initiative in the state.

优步(Uber)、Lyft和其他从事零工经济的公司在加州赢得了一场重大胜利。投票者通过了一项措施，避免将司机重新归类为雇员。尽管一些公司承诺提供更多的保护措施，但如今这些公司将不必遵守州法律的强制要求，为司机提供带薪病假等福利。优步和它的盟友花费了2亿美元来支持这项措施，这是该州有史以来代价最高的投票活动。

BMW had a bumper⁸ third quarter, driven by a surge in sales in China, which were up by 31% year on year. Sales in Europe also rose, but the carmaker warned that its business remains⁹ volatile¹⁰ because of COVID-19. Its global deliveries were still 12.5% lower in the first nine months than in the same period last year.

由于在华销量同比增长31%，宝马第三季度销量大幅增长。在欧洲的销量也有所上升，但这家汽车制造商警告称，由于新冠疫情的影响，其业务仍不稳定。今年前九个月，该公司的全球交付量仍比去年同期下降了12.5%。

The euro area’s GDP expanded by 12.7% in the third quarter by comparison with the previous three months, bouncing back from recession. Year on year, however, the currency bloc’s economy shrank by 4.3%. America’s economy also pulled out of recession, growing by 7.4% in the third quarter, though year on year it was down by 2.9%.

与前三个月相比，欧元区第三季度的国内生产总值（GDP）增长了12.7%，从衰退中反弹。然而，欧元区的经济同比萎缩了4.3%。美国经济也走出了衰退，第三季度增长了7.4%，尽管同比下降了2.9%。

Turkey’s annual inflation rate ticked up to 11.9% in October. The lira, which has lost around a third of its value against the dollar this year, fell to another new low.

土耳其的年通胀率在10月份上升到了11.9%。里拉兑美元汇率今年已下跌约三分之一，跌至又一个新低。