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 To finance. 

And Beijing has criticised the Federal Government for upholding a decision to lock out Chinese telco giant at the National Broadband Network. Huawei was banned from tendering for work on the NBN by the previous Labor1 government because of security concerns. 
A spokeswoman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry2 says countries should not use national security as a tool to interfere3 with world trade. 
 
The Australian dollar has fallen on the back of a speech from the Reserve Bank governor. Glenn Stevens says Australia's terms of trade are likely to fall rather than rise in the near term. 
He warned investors4 of fluctuations5 in the dollar present risks and that the dollar will likely trend lower in the future. The Australian dollar was sold off by half a per cent against the greenback after that speech was posted online. 
 
To the markets. 
The Dow rose 111 points. The NASDAQ and the S&P 500 are up as well. In London, the FTSE climbed 49 points overnight. Looking at commodity prices. West Texas Crude is trading at 98 US dollars a barrel. And Tapis is at 117 US dollars a barrel. Gold is worth 1345 US dollars an ounce. The Australian dollar is buying 95 US cents, 69 Euro cents and 59 Pence sterling6.

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1 labor P9Tzs     
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
参考例句：
  • We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
  • He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
2 ministry kD5x2     
n.(政府的)部；牧师
参考例句：
  • They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
  • We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
3 interfere b5lx0     
v.(in)干涉，干预；(with)妨碍，打扰
参考例句：
  • If we interfere, it may do more harm than good.如果我们干预的话，可能弊多利少。
  • When others interfere in the affair,it always makes troubles. 别人一卷入这一事件，棘手的事情就来了。
4 investors dffc64354445b947454450e472276b99     
n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
  • a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会
5 fluctuations 5ffd9bfff797526ec241b97cfb872d61     
波动，涨落，起伏( fluctuation的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • He showed the price fluctuations in a statistical table. 他用统计表显示价格的波动。
  • There were so many unpredictable fluctuations on the Stock Exchange. 股票市场瞬息万变。
6 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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