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美聯儲於週二上午10點發布了一致通過的決定，減息0.5趴。美股最初因這一消息而跳漲，隨之而來的是急劇的下跌，道瓊斯工業平均指數在收盤時下跌了800多點。原因是美聯儲在例行會議之外的降息幅度超過了正常水平，使得美聯儲看起來就像股市散戶一樣恐慌失措。這一出人意料的舉動「倉促」且「未得到適當考慮」，他們其實並不需要如此激進。但在川普的壓力下，美聯儲對金融市場的錯誤反應，多過對整個經濟的錯誤反應。它沒有按金融市場預期來灌輸信心，反而破壞了信心。
The Federal Reserve was likely trying to boost confidence in the U.S. economy with its emergency rate cut of 50 basis points on Tuesday, but Moody’s Analytics Chief Economist Mark Zandi contends the impromptu action had the opposite of its intended effect.
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Fed's rate cut timing a 'mistake' that 'undermined confidence': Moody's chief economistThe Federal Reserve was likely trying to boost confidence in the U.S. economy with its emergency rate cut of 50 basis points on Tuesday, but Moody’s Analytics Chief Economist Mark Zandi contends the impromptu action had the opposite of its intended effect.
USA Today leads with a look at the increasing cost of acquiring individual health insurance at a time when more Americans are seeking the coverage because they lost their jobs. Individuals have no choice but to accept the higher rates because they don't have the power to negotiate with insurers. In the past few months, more people have been seeking out individual health coverage, and while insurance companies say the increases aren't out of the ordinary they do come as a shock to consumers who never experienced them when they were covered through an employer.
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IN ORDINARY times, with just over three weeks before Election Day, no one would expect the presidential candidates to think of anything but maximizing their political advantage. These are not ordinary times.
noun
1 [S or U] a particular point of the day, week, month, year, etc. that is suitable for a particular activity, or at which something is expected to happen:
holiday time
party time
Put your toys away now, it's time for bed.
It's time (that) I was leaving.
[+ to infinitive] Is it time to go home yet?
When would be a good time for me to call you?
This is not the time (= not a suitable moment) to be thinking about buying a house.
This is no time (= not a suitable moment) to change your mind.
I feel that the time has come (= now is a suitable moment) for me to move on.
The repairs to the road were finished two weeks ahead of time (= sooner than was expected).
Why is it that the trains never run on time (= make their journeys in the expected number of hours, etc.)?
She's grown old before her time (= sooner than she might have been expected to have done).
2 [U] the particular point in the day at which people who are drinking in a bar in Britain have to finish their drinks and leave:
"Time, please, " called the landlord.
Is it time already?
time
verb [T]
to arrange something so that it happens at an exactly suitable time:
If you time your departure carefully, you should be able to miss the worst of the traffic.
She won the game with a brilliantly timed shot (= one played at exactly the right moment).
timely
adjective
happening at a suitable moment:
Your letter came as a timely reminder that we need to arrange a meeting.
The change in the exchange rate provided a timely boost to the company's falling profits.
timeliness
noun [U]
timing
noun [U]
1 the time when something happens:
"Have we arrived too early?" "No, your timing is perfect - dinner is almost ready."
The bomb contained a timing device set to make it go off at rush hour.
2 the ability to do something at exactly the right time:
To be a good tennis player, you have to have good timing.
out of the ordinary
Unusual, uncommon, exceptional, as in The venison they served was certainly out of the ordinary. This expression sometimes, but not always, indicates that something is better than the usual. However, the negative version, nothing out of the ordinary, usually indicates that something is not special or outstanding, as in It was an interesting lecture, but nothing out of the ordinary.
normally, or in the way that usually happens:
If we hadn't seen the TV programme, we would have carried on giving money to the charity in the ordinary way.
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