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 Let's look at finance and the International Monetary1 Fund says the economic recovery in the United States remains2 tepid3.

The IMF is warning the country must avoid tax increases and spending cuts that could send it back into recession, says the risks to the economy haven't intensified4.
I would say that first of all the US economic recovery remains tepid and downside risks haven't intensified. They are of two types: one is clearly external and comes from the current European situation and its potential deterioration5.  And the second is domestic and is really closely associated with No.1 the debts ceiling and No.2 the fiscal6 cliff.
That's Christine Lagarde, the head of IMF. Let's take a look at the markets.
It's a good night despite those warnings from the IMF. The Dow closed 72 points higher. The NASDAQ gained 25 and the S&P 500 also rose. In London, the FTSE finished 47 points in the black.
Checking commodity prices. 
West Texas Crude is trading at 87 US dollars and 72 cents a barrel. Tapis Crude is trading at 104 US dollars and 88 cents a barrel. And gold is at 1617 US dollars an ounce. The Australian dollar is buying 103 US cents, 82 euro cents and 65 pence sterling7.

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1 monetary pEkxb     
adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的
参考例句：
  • The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
  • Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。
2 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
3 tepid Ggkyl     
adj.微温的，温热的，不太热心的
参考例句：
  • She bent her mouth to the tap and drank the tepid water.她把嘴伸到水龙头底下去喝那微温的水。
  • Her feet firmly planted on the tepid rough brick of the floor.她一双脚稳固地立在微温而粗糙的砖地上。
4 intensified 4b3b31dab91d010ec3f02bff8b189d1a     
v.（使）增强， （使）加剧( intensify的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • Violence intensified during the night. 在夜间暴力活动加剧了。
  • The drought has intensified. 旱情加剧了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 deterioration yvvxj     
n.退化；恶化；变坏
参考例句：
  • Mental and physical deterioration both occur naturally with age. 随着年龄的增长，心智和体力自然衰退。
  • The car's bodywork was already showing signs of deterioration. 这辆车的车身已经显示出了劣化迹象。
6 fiscal agbzf     
adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的
参考例句：
  • The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
  • The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。
7 sterling yG8z6     
adj.英币的(纯粹的，货真价实的)；n.英国货币(英镑)
参考例句：
  • Could you tell me the current rate for sterling, please?能否请您告诉我现行英国货币的兑换率？
  • Sterling has recently been strong,which will help to abate inflationary pressures.英国货币最近非常坚挺，这有助于减轻通胀压力。

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