剛剛卸任的紐約聯邦儲備銀行前行長達德利(William Dudley)最近惹來批評,他要求聯儲局考慮其政策對2 ...全文
名家論壇Project Syndicate2019年09月17日
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The US Supreme Court on Wednesday granted a request by the Trump administration to fully enforce a new rule that would curtail asylum applications by immigrants at the US-Mexico border, Reuters report ...More
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A group of US senators on Tuesday urged the Trump administration to assess US export rules for Hong Kong, expressing concern that China could acquire sensitive technologies because of Hong Kong's spec ...More
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