大侠行天下日记 我见我闻我思 12/01

我见 我闻 我思

奥密克戎病毒将对世界経济造成冲击

美国联邦储备银行主席包尔在国会做証时表示， 如果新型新冠变异病毒奥密克戎将对美国経济復甦造成威胁。

虽然目前对此病毒尚无法掌握 ，但是如何继续下去势必造成物价之继续上涨， 妨碍就业及供应链之危机继续恶化。

包尔在証词中表示， 在今年夏天时， 因新型三角病毒来袭时， 许多人因而惧怕旅游 、购物和到餐厅用餐， 进而造成供应錬之受阻， 但是秋天过后 ，美国经济就强力反弹， 就业情况良好， 因此降到百分之四点五， 是二O二O年五月以来之最低纪录。

今天我们十分担心的是如果新一轮之病毒再度来袭时势必会影响到経济之復甦。

新冠病二年来对世界经济社会造成了空前之灾难， 尤其是对国内外贫苦之大眾， 虽然政府之救助可解燃眉之急 ，但是仍然生活在恐惧和不安之中。

世界卫生组织发表的声明 ，警告病毒将无处不在， 许多国家已经採取锁国手段， 这些也是造标而非造本之措施。

我们还是寄望公卫专家和制薬厂家能在最短期内研发新疫苗来对抗顽强的病毒。

Omicron May Pose A Threat To The Economy

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said that the new Omicron variant will threaten America’s economic recovery.

Even if it remains unknown and yet still prolongs the pandemic, it could keep prices rising, hurt job growth and cause supply chain problems.

Powell delivered his testimony in a Senate committee on Banking Housing And Urban Affairs. He noted that when the Delta variant spread across the globe this past summer many people were afraid to travel, shop and eat at restaurants or even return to work. That was what held back the U.S. economy. But when the infections fell off, throughout the fall the economy picked up steam while the job market rebounded and the unemployment rate fell to 4.6 %, the lowest rate since may 2020.

Today our greatest concern is that if the virus reduces people’s willingness to work in person, then that would slow progress in the labor market and also add to supply chain disruptions.

Another virus is now threatening the world. We are still expecting the scientists and medical experts to come to our rescue with another vaccine to fight off this evil.

All of us live here on the same planet. No country can be isolated. We all need to work together to fight for our common future.