最新财经资讯第27期（总第137期）国际司2014-2-27目录IMF经济.docVIP

最 新 财 经 资 讯第期 国际司 2014-2-27 目 录IMF经济学家认为收入不公会导致经济增长放缓IMF经济学家认为收入不公会导致经济增长放缓 中文网|2014年2月日 周三发布的这份研究报并不代表IMF的官方立场，但却从另一个方面显示IMF对收入差距的看法发生了改变。 “把关注点放在经济增长上，对收入不公听之任之，仍会是错误的做法，这不仅因为收入不公在伦理上不可取，而且还与该问题可能导致经济增长放缓且不可持续有关，”报告称。 IMF传统上向各成员国提供有关促进经济增长和削减债务方面的建议，没有明确地关注收入不公的问题。但该组织总裁拉加德（Christine Lagarde）去年曾表示，若想保持经济稳定，同样也需要解决收入不公的问题。 国际发展组织乐施会（Oxfam）长期以来一直认为，像IMF这样的组织需要关注日益扩大的贫富差距，而不要一味地鼓励各国削减公共支出。 “在过去的艰难时期，IMF呼吁各国政府削减公共支出和税收，”乐施会华盛顿办公室负责人NicolasMombrial说。“我们希望，这项研究和拉加德的近期声明是他们正在改变态度的迹象。” 对于经济增长与收入不公的关系，经济学家的看法仍存在分歧。随着2007-2009年金融危机的爆发，经济陷入不景气，全球收入不公的程度大幅上升。 有些经济学家还认为，收入不公日趋严重是引发2007-2009年金融危机的首要原因。Australia business investment skids, outlook darkens CNBC| Feb.272014 Australian business investment unexpectedly sank by the most in over four years last quarter and spending plans for 2014/15 heralded a deeper slowdown ahead, a blow to the economic outlook that sent the local dollar sharply lower. The disappointing report came as Australias iconic airline Qantas Airways announced plans to cut 5,000 jobs over the next three years to help it withstand fierce competition. That was just the latest high-profile company to announce job shedding and will deal another blow to consumer confidence. The weakness in business spending was particularly worrying as the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has been counting on a revival in investment outside of mining to backstop the resource-heavy economy. It does underscore the impending hole in growth from the drag in mining-related capex that will come through over the next 12 to 18 months, said Su-Lin Ong, senior economist at RBC Capital Markets. What its also telling you is that the expected pick-up in non-mining investment is pretty glacial. Thursdays survey from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed firms planned to spend A$125 billion in the year to June 2015, less than the A$135 billion many analysts had hoped for. Mining investment was cut back hard as more projects are set to be completed, whi