[영자신문읽기][경제공부] 트럼프 무역 전쟁으로 미국 소비자들이 긴장한다!

미국인들이 장을 보고 있다.

안녕하세요. 고라소니의 영어로 경제보기 코너입니다.

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오늘은 09/27/2019자 CNBC의 경제 기사를 살펴볼텐데요.

괜찮은 영어 표현들은 밑줄을 쳐놨고,

특이한 영어 표현은 파란 배경색과 기울임꼴을 적용하였습니다.

또한 어려운 영어 단어들은 노란 배경색을 부여하고 해석을 달아놨습니다.

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Consumers are really starting to worry about the trade war

U.S. consumers are getting increasingly anxious about the trade war with China despite a recent thaw in the tensions ahead of the trade talks next month.

Surveys of Consumers showed in September that a near-record number of consumers cited trade policies as a negative factor weighing on the economy.

“Trade policies have had the greatest negative impact on consumers, with a near record one-third of all consumers negatively mentioning trade policies.”

The result came as the U.S. and China are slated to resume trade talks on Oct. 10 in Washington.

Tensions have somewhat eased ahead of the negotiations as China confirmed the country had purchased a “considerable” amount of U.S. soybeans and pork products.

President Donald Trump had also delayed some tariffs by two weeks at China’s request.

Still, the two economic superpowers have many structural issues they have yet to sort out.

White House trade advisor said these issues include cyber intrusion into U.S. business networks, forced technology transfer, intellectual property theft and currency manipulation.

An index of consumer confidence rose to 93.2 in September from 89.8 in August, according to the University of Michigan

“Despite the high levels of confidence, consumers have also expressed rising levels of economic uncertainty,” Curtin said.

“Some of these concerns are rooted in partisanship, some due to conditions in the global economy (Brexit, Iran, Saudi Arabia, China), and some are tied to domestic economic policies.”

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■ 고라소니와 함께 영어 표현 익히기

○ thaw: 해동하다, 녹다, 풀리다

○ A near-record number : 거의 기록적인 숫자, 거의-신기록

○ weigh on: 압박하다, 괴롭히다.

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https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/27/consumers-are-really-starting-to-worry-about-the-trade-war.html

Consumers are really starting to worry about the trade war