The Federal Reserve left interest rates on hold, its first decision under Kevin Warsh as chairman. With inflationary pressures on the rise, the Fed abandoned the trajectory it maintained at previous meetings towards an easing of monetary policy. No one on the policy committee voted for a rate cut. In an indication of the start of the Warsh era, the central bank’s statement was very short, asserting that it would deliver price stability.
美联储维持利率不变，这是凯文・沃什就任主席后的首次议息决议。随着通胀压力不断上升，美联储放弃了此前历次会议释放的逐步宽松货币政策路线。政策委员会中无人投票支持降息。央行发布的声明篇幅简短，明确表态将稳定物价，这也标志着沃什时代正式开启。
In a busy week for central banks the Bank of England also made no change to interest rates. Two of its nine ratesetters voted for an increase. Before their meeting the latest update to the consumer-price index for Britain showed that the annual rate of inflation was unchanged in May, at 2.8%.
本周多国央行密集召开会议，英国央行同样维持利率不变。九名利率制定委员中有两人投票赞成加息。此次会议前，英国最新居民消费价格指数数据显示，5 月年度通胀率维持 2.8%，没有出现波动。
The Bank of Japan lifted its key interest rate from 0.75% to 1%, taking it to its highest level since 1995. After two decades of deflation consumer prices in Japan rose steadily after the pandemic. The annual inflation rate has been well under 2% this year, but higher energy prices as a result of the Iran conflict are driving up costs. Wholesale inflation soared in April and in May, to 6.3%.
日本央行将基准利率从 0.75% 上调至 1%，利率达到 1995 年以来的最高水平。日本经历二十年通缩后，物价自疫情后持续稳步上涨。今年该国年度通胀率长期低于 2%，但伊朗冲突推高能源价格，带动各类成本上涨。4、5 月批发物价通胀大幅飙升，5 月批发通胀率达到 6.3%。
The Trump administration imposed export controls on Anthropic’s most advanced AI, ordering the firm to block non-Americans from accessing its latest Fable and Mythos models. The government issued the decree apparently after Andy Jassy, the boss of Amazon, alerted officials to a “jailbreak” his researchers had found in Fable that bypasses safety protocols.
特朗普政府对安索帕公司最先进的人工智能模型实施出口管制，勒令该企业禁止非美国用户访问其最新的 Fable 和 Mythos 模型。亚马逊首席执行官安迪・贾西向监管部门通报，其研究人员在 Fable 模型中发现了可绕过安全协议的破解漏洞，此后美国政府出台了这一禁令。
Lacking the ability to distinguish between citizen and non-citizen users, Anthropic suspended access to Fable everywhere, even internally. The government’s decree underlined America’s control of AI frontier technology, and heightened angst among America’s allies about how far they lag behind the US.
由于无法区分美国本土用户与境外用户，安索帕在全球范围内暂停 Fable 模型的使用权限，公司内部也不例外。这项禁令凸显了美国对前沿人工智能技术的管控能力，也让美国盟友愈发担忧自身与美国之间巨大的技术差距。
The European Parliament approved the trade deal with America that was agreed to in principle last year. European legislators postponed previous votes on the pact because of rows with the Trump administration over Greenland and the uncertainty caused by the Supreme Court’s reversal of Donald Trump’s tariffs.
欧洲议会正式通过了去年已达成原则性共识的欧美贸易协定。此前欧洲议员多次推迟该协定投票，一方面是欧盟与特朗普政府就格陵兰问题产生分歧，另一方面美国最高法院推翻特朗普关税政策带来诸多不确定性。
Mr Trump had threatened to increase duties on imports of European cars unless the parliament approved the agreement by July 4th.
特朗普曾放出威胁，若欧洲议会无法在 7 月 4 日前通过这份协定，他将对欧洲进口汽车加征关税。
Fox Corporation, an entertainment and news company, advanced its ambitions in streaming by agreeing to buy Roku, which sells streaming hardware and software and operates streaming channels, for $22bn. In 2020 Fox bought Tubi, a free ad-supported streaming service. Last year it launched Fox One, its own app.
福克斯传媒是一家娱乐新闻企业，为布局流媒体业务，该公司宣布以 220 亿美元收购流媒体软硬件及频道运营企业 Roku。福克斯 2020 年收购免费广告流媒体平台 Tubi，去年又推出自有流媒体应用 Fox One。
The share price of SpaceX soared by 50% in the days following its initial public offering, lifting it to a market valuation of almost $2.7trn and challenging Amazon for the spot of world’s fifth-biggest listed company (behind Nvidia, Alphabet, Apple and Microsoft).
太空探索技术公司（SpaceX）上市后短短数日股价暴涨 50%，企业市值接近 2.7 万亿美元，向亚马逊发起冲击，争夺全球第五大上市公司的位置（前四名分别是英伟达、谷歌母公司、苹果、微软）。
The company raised $85.7bn on its first day of trading once underwriters bought additional shares, smashing the record for the world’s largest-ever IPO. Elon Musk’s personal wealth has jumped to $1.3trn according to Bloomberg. Even if that was reduced by $1trn he would still be the world’s richest person.
承销商认购增发股份后，该公司上市首日募资总额达 8570 亿美元，创下全球史上最大首次公开募股纪录。彭博数据显示，埃隆・马斯克个人财富飙升至 1.3 万亿美元，即便缩水一万亿美元，他依旧是全球首富。
Flushed with success, SpaceX agreed to buy Cursor, which uses AI to automate computer coding, for $60bn. The acquisition will allow xAI, Mr Musk’s AI business, which is now owned by SpaceX, to boost its presence in the lucrative business of AI coding for company systems.
借着上市取得巨大成功，SpaceX 宣布以 600 亿美元收购人工智能代码自动化企业 Cursor。本次收购将助力马斯克旗下、现已归属 SpaceX 的人工智能公司 xAI，在利润丰厚的企业 AI 代码服务领域扩大业务布局。
The oil and gas industry in the Gulf should see a gradual recovery if the peace deal between America and Iran holds, according to the International Energy Agency. Mines still have to be removed from shipping lanes and supply chains will take time to normalise, it said.
国际能源署称，若美伊和平协议能够顺利落地，墨西哥湾油气行业将逐步复苏。该机构表示，航运航道仍需清理水雷，全球供应链恢复常态也需要一段时间。
The IEA doesn’t expect the market to heal fully until next year, when supplies will surge, lowering the price of oil considerably and allowing countries to restock their depleted reserves.
国际能源署预计原油市场要到明年才能完全恢复；届时原油供应将大幅增加，油价会显著下跌，各国也能够补充消耗殆尽的石油储备。
For years Pizza Hut’s sales have struggled as consumers have become more health conscious, and now its owner, Yum Brands!, has decided to shift some weight by selling the franchise.
随着消费者健康意识不断增强，必胜客多年来销售额持续低迷，如今其母公司百胜餐饮集团决定剥离该品牌业务。
In two deals Pizza Hut’s 15,000 restaurants outside China were sold to a private-equity company, and the outlets inside China were acquired by Yum’s Chinese holding company. It plans to expand Pizza Hut in China, where it is already the largest casual dining brand.
集团分两笔完成交易：必胜客中国境外 15000 家门店售予一家私募机构，中国境内门店则由百胜中国控股收购。百胜中国计划大力拓展必胜客，该品牌目前已是国内规模最大的休闲餐饮品牌。
Starbucks Korea, which operates the coffee-chain franchise in South Korea, said all its staff would receive training in historical awareness. The firm faces a backlash after a “Tank Day” marketing gimmick was seen to be making light of a pro-democracy protest in 1980, at which hundreds were killed.
负责运营韩国星巴克连锁门店的公司宣布，全体员工都要接受历史认知培训。该品牌推出 “坦克纪念日” 营销活动，被民众指责轻视 1980 年造成数百人遇难的民主抗议事件，因此遭到大众抵制。
Lululemon also found itself mired in controversy for ignoring local sensitivities, after it held a promotional event on the Great Wall of China that featured a Japanese drum.
露露乐蒙也因忽视当地文化敏感点深陷争议，该品牌在中国长城举办推广活动时使用了日式太鼓表演。
Amid renewed tensions between China and Japan the yoga-gear-maker apologised, blaming “limitations in our professional knowledge”.
当时中日关系再度紧张，这家瑜伽服饰品牌就此公开致歉，称失误源于团队专业认知存在不足。
原文四级、六级、雅思词汇汇总
一、四级核心词汇
- federal /ˈfedərəl/adj. 联邦的
- reserve /rɪˈzɜːrv/n. 储备；储备金 v. 保留
- interest /ˈɪntrəst/n. 利息；利率；兴趣
- inflation /ɪnˈfleɪʃn/n. 通货膨胀
- pressure /ˈpreʃər/n. 压力
- abandon /əˈbændən/v. 放弃，摒弃
- trajectory /trəˈdʒektəri/n. 发展轨迹
- monetary /ˈmʌnəteri/adj. 货币的
- policy /ˈpɑːləsi/n. 政策
- committee /kəˈmɪti/n. 委员会
- indication /ˌɪndɪˈkeɪʃn/n. 迹象，象征
- assert /əˈsɜːrt/v. 宣称，断言
- stability /stəˈbɪləti/n. 稳定
- consumer /kənˈsuːmər/n. 消费者
- index /ˈɪndeks/n. 指数；指标
- annual /ˈænjuəl/adj. 年度的
- conflict /ˈkɑːnflɪkt/n. 冲突，争端
- wholesale /ˈhoʊlseɪl/adj. 批发的
- administration /ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃn/n. 政府，行政当局
- export /ˈekspɔːrt/n. 出口 /ɪkˈspɔːrt/v. 出口
- control /kənˈtroʊl/n.&v. 管制，管控
- advanced /ədˈvænst/adj. 先进的
- access /ˈækses/n. 使用权 v. 访问，使用
- alert /əˈlɜːrt/v. 提醒，告知 adj. 警觉的
- protocol /ˈproʊtəkɔːl/n. 协议，规程
- suspend /səˈspend/v. 暂停，中止
- frontier /frʌnˈtɪr/n. 前沿，尖端领域
- approve /əˈpruːv/v. 批准，通过
- principle /ˈprɪnsəpl/n. 原则
- legislator /ˈledʒɪsleɪtər/n. 议员，立法者
- postpone /poʊstˈpoʊn/v. 推迟，延后
- pact /pækt/n. 协定，条约
- tariff /ˈtærɪf/n. 关税
- threaten /ˈθretn/v. 威胁，扬言
- duty /ˈduːti/n. 关税；责任
- import /ˈɪmpɔːrt/n. 进口 /ɪmˈpɔːrt/v. 进口
- stream /striːm/n. 流媒体 v. 流媒体播放
- hardware /ˈhɑːrdwer/n. 硬件
- software /ˈsɔːftwer/n. 软件
- initial /ɪˈnɪʃl/adj. 首次的，初始的
- valuation /ˌvæljuˈeɪʃn/n. 估值
- listing /ˈlɪstɪŋ/n. 上市
- underwriter /ˈʌndərraɪtər/n. 承销商
- acquire /əˈkwaɪər/v. 收购，获得
- lucrative /ˈluːkrətɪv/adj. 利润丰厚的
- agency /ˈeɪdʒənsi/n. 机构，署
- recover /rɪˈkʌvər/v. 复苏，恢复
- normalise /ˈnɔːrməlaɪz/v. （使）恢复正常
- surge /sɜːrdʒ/n.&v. 激增，暴涨
- considerably /kənˈsɪdərəbli/adv. 相当地，大幅地
- deplete /dɪˈpliːt/v. 耗尽，消耗殆尽
- franchise /ˈfræntʃaɪz/n. 特许经营门店
- private /ˈpraɪvət/adj. 私人的，私募的
- expand /ɪkˈspænd/v. 扩张，拓展
- casual /ˈkæʒuəl/adj. 休闲的
- awareness /əˈwernəs/n. 认知，意识
- backlash /ˈbæklæʃ/n. 强烈抵制，反对浪潮
- promotional /prəˈmoʊʃənl/adj. 推广的，促销的
- tension /ˈtenʃn/n. 紧张关系，矛盾
- apologise /əˈpɑːlədʒaɪz/v. 道歉
二、六级词汇
- trajectory /trəˈdʒektəri/n. 发展轨迹
- deflation /ˌdiːˈfleɪʃn/n. 通货紧缩
- decree /dɪˈkriː/n. 法令，政令
- bypass /ˈbaɪpæs/v. 绕过，规避
- distinguish /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/v. 区分，辨别
- underline /ˌʌndərˈlaɪn/v. 凸显，强调
- angst /ɑːŋkst/n. 焦虑，忧虑
- lag /læɡ/v. 落后
- reversal /rɪˈvɜːrsl/n. 推翻，逆转
- ambition /æmˈbɪʃn/n. 发展愿景，野心
- smash /smæʃ/v. 打破（纪录）
- acquisition /ˌækwɪˈzɪʃn/n. 收购
- automate /ˈɔːtəmeɪt/v. 使自动化
- mine /maɪn/n. 水雷；矿 v. 布雷；采矿
- restock /ˌriːˈstɑːk/v. 补充储备，补货
- gimmick /ˈɡɪmɪk/n. 营销噱头
- mire /ˈmaɪər/v. 使陷入（困境）
- sensitivity /ˌsensəˈtɪvəti/n. 敏感点，敏感性
- lucrative /ˈluːkrətɪv/adj. 利润丰厚的
- wholesale /ˈhoʊlseɪl/adj. 批发的；大规模的
- IPO /ˌaɪ piː ˈoʊ/n. 首次公开募股（Initial Public Offering）
三、雅思高频学术词汇（含财经 / 社科）
- inflationary /ɪnˈfleɪʃəneri/adj. 通胀的
- trajectory /trəˈdʒektəri/n. 发展路径（写作高分词）
- monetary /ˈmʌnəteri/adj. 货币类（经济类核心）
- consumer-price index /kənˈsuːmər praɪs ˈɪndeks/n. 居民消费价格指数 CPI
- deflation /ˌdiːˈfleɪʃn/n. 通货紧缩
- wholesale inflation /ˈhoʊlseɪl ɪnˈfleɪʃn/n. 批发通胀
- export control /ˈekspɔːrt kənˈtroʊl/n. 出口管制
- bypass /ˈbaɪpæs/v. 绕过，规避
- frontier technology /frʌnˈtɪr tekˈnɑːlədʒi/n. 前沿技术
- principle /ˈprɪnsəpl/n. 原则（阅读高频）
- reversal /rɪˈvɜːrsl/n. 逆转，推翻
- tariff /ˈtærɪf/n. 关税（贸易类必考）
- valuation /ˌvæljuˈeɪʃn/n. 企业估值
- underwriter /ˈʌndərraɪtər/n. 证券承销商
- acquisition /ˌækwɪˈzɪʃn/n. 企业收购
- lucrative /ˈluːkrətɪv/adj. 盈利丰厚的
- normalise /ˈnɔːrməlaɪz/v. 恢复常态化
- deplete /dɪˈpliːt/v. 耗尽（环境 / 经济高频）
- franchise /ˈfræntʃaɪz/n. 特许经营
- backlash /ˈbæklæʃ/n. 民众强烈反对（社会类）
- mire /ˈmaɪər/v. 深陷争议 / 泥潭
- sensitivity /ˌsensəˈtɪvəti/n. 文化敏感度
- automate /ˈɔːtəmeɪt/v. 自动化（科技类）
- decree /dɪˈkriː/n. 政府政令
- trajectory /trəˈdʒektəri/n. 发展趋势
- lucrative /ˈluːkrətɪv/adj. 高收益的
- surge /sɜːrdʒ/v.&n. 激增（图表作文核心词）
- considerably /kənˈsɪdərəbli/adv. 显著地（写作替换 much）
补充区分说明
- 四级：基础财经、日常通用词汇，四六级必考；
- 六级：学术抽象名词、经济专业词汇，阅读难点；
- 雅思：侧重学术写作、图表、经济 / 科技 / 社会话题，适合雅思阅读、小作文、大作文替换提分。