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 The US trade deficit1 has fallen to a four-year low. Official figures show the trade gap dropped by almost 13% to just over 34 billion dollars in November. That's the smallest monthly deficits2 since October, 2009.

 
Imports fell almost 1.5% as a fall in demand for foreign oil offset3 a record-level of imported cars. The figures are the latest sign of a stronger American economy. 
 
America's biggest bank JPMorgan Chase has agreed to pay almost two billion dollars to the victims of the massive Ponzi Scheme in the United States. The banking4 giant has agreed to pay the biggest penalty in history to settle charges that it failed to report suspicious activity relating to Bernie Madoff's Ponzi Scheme. 
 
Modoff's serving a 150-year jail sentence after being convicted in 2009 of defrauding5 thousands of investors6 of more than 60 billion dollars. 
 
Let's have a quick look at the market.
 
Wall Street is trading high at the close. The Dow's gaining 123 points. The Nasdaq grows over one percent. And the S&Q 500 climded more than half a percent. In London, the FTSE was up a third of a percent. 
 
To commodity prices.
 
West Texas Crude is trading at 93 US dollars a barrel. Tapis Crude is trading at 113 US dollars a barrel. And gold is worth 1232 US dollars an ounce.
 
Let's look at the Australian dollar: 89.2 US cents, 66 Euro cents and 54 pence sterling7.

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1 deficit tmAzu     
n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差
参考例句：
  • The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
  • We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。
2 deficits 08e04c986818dbc337627eabec5b794e     
n.不足额( deficit的名词复数 )；赤字；亏空；亏损
参考例句：
  • The Ministry of Finance consistently overestimated its budget deficits. 财政部一贯高估预算赤字。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Many of the world's farmers are also incurring economic deficits. 世界上许多农民还在遭受经济上的亏损。 来自辞典例句
3 offset mIZx8     
n.分支，补偿；v.抵消，补偿
参考例句：
  • Their wage increases would be offset by higher prices.他们增加的工资会被物价上涨所抵消。
  • He put up his prices to offset the increased cost of materials.他提高了售价以补偿材料成本的增加。
4 banking aySz20     
n.银行业，银行学，金融业
参考例句：
  • John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
  • He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。
5 defrauding f903d3f73034a10d2561b5f23b7b6bde     
v.诈取，骗取( defraud的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • Second is the actor regards defrauding of the wealth as object. 第二，行为人以骗取钱财为目的。 来自互联网
  • Therefore, DELL has the motive and economic purpose of intentionally defrauding the Chinese consumers. 因此，戴尔公司存在故意欺诈中国消费者的动机和经济目的。 来自互联网
6 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
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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