(感謝每日一經濟學人提供以下文章) 政治 1. China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, met America’s national-security adviser, Jake Sullivan, in Malta. Among the topics discussed was the war in Ukraine. A day later Mr Wang arrived in Moscow, where he met Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin. China claims to be neutral in the war, but its officials repeat Kremlin talking points. Local media said Mr Wang’s trip would help pave the way for a visit by Mr Putin to China. 中國最高階的外交官王毅在馬爾他 (Malta) 會見了美國國家安全顧問蘇利文 (Jake Sullivan)；討論的話題之一是烏克蘭戰爭。一天後，王毅抵達 (俄國首都) 莫斯科，並會見了俄國總統普丁。中國聲稱在戰爭中保持中立，但其官員們重複了克里姆林宮 (即俄國權力核心) 的談話要點。當地媒體稱王毅此行將為普丁訪問中國鋪路。 2. Volodymyr Zelensky gave a speech in person to the UN General Assembly in New York, in which he warned that Russia is trying to smash the established international order and push the world to a “final war”. The Ukrainian president also compared Russia’s abduction of Ukrainian children to “genocide”. Mr Zelensky then went to Washington to discuss further help for Ukraine’s war effort. (烏克蘭總統) 澤倫斯基 (Volodymyr Zelensky) 在 (美國) 紐約的聯合國大會上親自發表講話；他在演講中警告：俄國正試圖破壞既定的國際秩序，並將世界推向「最終戰爭」。烏克蘭總統也將俄國綁架烏克蘭兒童的行徑比喻為”種族滅絕“。澤倫斯基隨後前往 (美國首都) 華府特區討論為烏克蘭戰爭努力的進一步協助。 3. The Italian cabinet approved a measure that extends the time that some migrants can be detained to 18 months. The government is scrambling to respond to a wave of 8,000 migrants who have landed on the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa, a favourite destination for the people-smugglers who traffic migrants in boats from Tunisia, just 113 kilometres (61 miles) away. 義大利內閣批准了一項措施，使得某些移民的拘留時間延長至 18個月。政府正在緊急應對湧入義大利 Lampedusa 島 (位於地中海) 的八千名移民，而該島是人口走私最喜歡之目的地；從突尼西亞 (Tunisia，位於北非) 乘船販運移民，距離僅 113公里 (61英里)。 4. The Dominican Republic sealed its border with Haiti after a breakdown in negotiations over using water from the Massacre River. A farmers’ group in Haiti is building a canal to irrigate land dried out by drought, but this will divert water from the Dominican Republic, says the country’s president, Luis Abinader. 在使用達哈翁河 (多明尼加共和國與海地的邊界) 之談判破裂後，多國封鎖了與海地的邊界。海地總統 Luis Abinader 表示海地的一個農民團體正在建造一條運河來灌溉因乾旱而乾枯的土地，但這將從多國引水。 5. Paul Kagame, who has been president of Rwanda since 2000 and its de facto leader since toppling a genocidal government in 1994, said he plans to run for a fourth presidential term next year. Mr Kagame pushed through a constitutional change in 2015 that could allow him to stay in power until 2034. Paul Kagame 自 2000年擔任盧安達 (Rwanda，中非國家) 總統，而他自 1994年推翻了一個種族滅絕政府後就一直是該國實際上的領導人。他表示計劃明年競選第四個總統任期。他於 2015年成功推動憲法修改，使其有可能繼續執政掌權至 2034年。經濟 1. The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate on hold at a range of between 5.25% and 5.5%, but said it remained “highly attentive to inflation risks”. New forecasts from the central bank suggest that the American economy is proving to be more robust than expected, pointing to another rate rise before the end of the year. Markets don’t expect the Fed to start cutting rates until towards the end of next year at the earliest. 美國聯準會 (Federal Reserve，即美國央行) 將基準利率維持在 5.25 - 5.5% 之間，但表示其仍”高度關注通膨風險”。該央行的最新預測表明美國經濟比預期更為強勁，而這表示 (2023年) 年底前將再次升息。市場預計聯準會最快要到明年 (2024年) 年底才會開始降息。 2. In its latest projections, the OECD said that the impact of higher interest rates is “becoming increasingly visible”. The organisation upgraded its estimate of world GDP growth this year to 3%, but pared back its forecast for next year to 2.7%. The OECD said that monetary policy needed “to remain restrictive” until inflation is firmly under control, but it warned that the effects of rate rises “will continue to work their way through economies for some time”. 經濟合作暨發展組織 (OECD) 在其最新預測中表示利率上升的影響“正變得越來越明顯”。該組織將今年 (2023年) 的全球 GDP 成長預期上調至 3%，但將明年 (2024年) 的預期下調至 2.7%。OECD 表示貨幣政策需要”保持限制性”，直到通貨膨脹受到確切控制，但它 (OECD) 也警告：利率上升的影響“將在一段時間內繼續影響各大經濟體”。 3. Toshiba’s shareholders approved an offer for the Japanese conglomerate that will take it private. Its management hopes the fresh start will draw a line under years of upheaval. The consortium taking over Toshiba is led by a Japanese private-equity firm, Japan Industrial Partners. 東芝 (Toshiba) 股東們批准了對這間日本企業集團的收購要約，將使其私有化。東芝管理層希望新的開始將為多年以來之動盪劃上句號。接管東芝的財團由日本私人股本公司一日本產業合作夥伴 (Japan Industrial Partners) 主導。 4 Elon Musk described reports that Tesla is in talks to build a factory in Saudi Arabia as “utterly false”. Mr Musk has a complex relationship with the Saudis, caused in large part by what he perceives to be a Saudi failure to back a plan to take Tesla private. “You are throwing me under the bus,” Mr Musk tweeted to the head of the country’s sovereign-wealth fund in 2018. 馬斯克 (Elon Musk) 表示有關特斯拉 (Tesla) 正與沙烏地阿拉伯談建廠的報導為“完全不實”。馬斯克與沙國有著一段複雜的關係，而很大程度上是因為他認為沙國未能支持一項將特斯拉私有化之計畫所引起的。在 2018年，馬斯克在推特 (Twitter) 對該國主權財富基金的負責人表示“你在背後捅我一刀”。 -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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