美國暫避財政懸崖,全球股市積極反應
World markets are opening 2013 on a high note, after the U.S. Congress reached a deal to end the so-called "fiscal cliff" crisis that threatened to send the world's largest economy into recession.
美國國會達成協議，避免了可能讓世界最大經濟體美國陷入經濟衰退的財政懸崖，世界各地股市2013年開市第一天普遍上揚。Asian stock markets welcomed the development in the first trading of the new year, with Hong Kong jumping 2.9 percent, Sydney gaining 1.2 percent, and Seoul adding 1.7 percent. Markets in Japan and China were closed for public holidays.
亞洲股市在新年第一天的交易中對來自美國的這項進展表示歡迎，香港恆生指數攀升了百分之2.9，悉尼和首爾股市分別上漲了百分之1.2和百分之1.7。日本和中國股市因節日閉市。Early trading also surged in Europe. Britain's FTSE 100 rose 1.8 percent, while Germany's DAX 30 and Paris' CAC 40 indexes both jumped 1.9 percent in morning deals.
歐洲股市開市初期也大幅攀升。英國富時100指數上升了百分之1.8，德國DAX 30指數和巴黎CAC 40指數在上午的交易中都上漲了百分之1.9。
Late Tuesday, the House of Representatives cleared a deal to avoid $500 billion in spending cuts and tax increases, endings weeks of quarreling that had overshadowed global markets. Observers say the deal will provide short-term certainty, but will not do much to address investor concerns about the future.
星期二晚上，美國國會衆議院通過了議案，避免了5千億美元的削減開支計劃和增稅計劃,從而終止了幾個星期以來一直陰影籠罩着全球股市的美國財政爭辯。觀察人士說，協議的達成只能提供短期保證，但並不太能解決投資者的未來擔憂。
