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 Today's national accounts are expected to show Australia's economic growth slows significantly during the last quarter. Economists1 are forecasting that Gross Domestic Product grows by 0.4% in the 3 months to the end of August.                                                    

 
That's down from 1.1% growth in the previous quarter and it will take the annual rate of growth to 3%.
 
Supermarket giant Coles is expected to announce today that it's axing up to 600 jobs from its headoffice in Melbourne. It counts part of a renewed efficiency drive to free up funds to help reduce food and legal crisis.
 
The jobs will reportedly come from back-office functions including payments, accounts and IT. Coles is also expected to announce a shakeup to senior management.
 
To the markets on Wall Street.
 
Trade has returned after the Labor2 Day long weekend with mixed results. The Dow finished down. The NASDAQ gained ground. The S&P 500 slipped slightly. In London the FTSE closed up marginally.
 
And checking commodity prices.
 
West Texas crude is trading at 93 US dollars a barrel. Tapis crude is trading at 104 US dollars a barrel. And gold is trading at 1265 US dollars an ounce. The Aussie dollar is buying just under 93 US cents, 71 euro cents and 56 pence sterling3.

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1 economists 2ba0a36f92d9c37ef31cc751bca1a748     
n.经济学家，经济专家( economist的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。
  • Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 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。
3 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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