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EZ News

ICRT News Teamwww.icrt.com.tw
ICRT 主播用簡單緩慢的英文,幫助你了解台灣每日重點新聞! 讓你學習英文、接收新知,一舉兩得🎉 EZ News is designed to help learners improve their English. It is a production of ICRT News, and is posted on our web site and app weekdays. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
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EZ News 01/04/23

城揚建設新推出的「陽明第一廳」 緊鄰三民區的明星學府-陽明國中 46~52坪,每層四戶兩部電梯 最適合有換屋與置產需求的你 讓生活中充滿書香、運動風,滿足食衣住行的消費需求 城揚建設 陽明第一廳 07-384-2888 https://bit.ly/3y7SoFB ----以上訊息由 SoundOn 動態廣告贊助商提供---- Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. **Tai-Ex opening ** The Tai-Ex opened down 37-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 14,186 on turnover of 1.9-billion N-T. The market bounced back from early losses on Tuesday, to close the first trading session of 2023 in positive territory, but turnover remained th...

Jan 04, 20236 min

EZ News 01/03/23

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. **Tai-Ex opening ** The Tai-Ex opened down 30-points this morning from last Friday's close, at 14,108 on turnover of $1.8-billion N-T. The market gained ground last Friday, on the final trading day of 2022, closing up 52.67-points, but turnover remained weak as foreign institutional investors were away for the seasonal holiday period. The Tai-Ex closed the year at 14,138-points, and that was down 22.4-per cent from the end of 2021, pushi...

Jan 03, 20236 min

EZ News 12/30/22

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. **Tai-Ex opening ** The Tai-Ex opened up 99-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 14,184 on turnover of $1.92-billion N-T. **Ex-Denmark PM and NATO secretary general to visit Taiwan next week ** The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says Former prime minister of Demark and ex-NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will visit Taiwan next week, to meet with President Tsai Ing-wen. MOFA says Rasmussen has been calling on democratic...

Dec 30, 20226 min

EZ News 12/29/22

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. **Tai-Ex opening ** The Tai-Ex opened down 76-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 14,098 on turnover of $2-billion N-T. **Taiwan reports 6.2 percent year-on-year increase in road fatalities ** The Ministry of Transportation and Communications says Taiwan has reported more than 2,500 road fatalities in the first 10 months of 2022, up 6 percent year-on-year, and its highest level in nine years. MOTC officials say there were more...

Dec 29, 20226 min

EZ News 12/28/22

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. **Extended military service to include higher pay, longer boot camp: President ** President Tsai Ing-wen has announced that compulsory military service in Taiwan will be extended from four months to one year, effective Jan. 1, 2024, to strengthen Taiwan's combat readiness against potential Chinese attacks. Tsai also promised to increase the monthly salary of conscripts, from the current starting salary of $6,510 NT to $26,307 NT, to make...

Dec 28, 20226 min

EZ News 12/27/22

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. **Tai-Ex opening ** The Tai-Ex opened up 25-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 14,310 on turnover of 1.34-billion N-T. Shares in Taiwan edged slightly higher Monday after moving in a narrow range on low turnover as many foreign institutional investors were away for the Christmas holiday. Although the bellwether electronics sector finished little changed, contract chipmaker TSMC ended higher to stabilize the broader market, an...

Dec 27, 20226 min

EZ News 2022/12/26

Tai-Ex opening nearly unchanged Taipei Mayor's priorities Dozens of Rohingya Refugees reachd Indonesia Iran protests ongoing Meta agrees to $750 million settlement over Cambridge Analytica scandal -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Dec 26, 20226 min

EZ News 12/23/22

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. **Subject: E*EZ NEWS DECEMBER 23, 2022 ** **Return to ** Table of contents **Subject: E*Tai-Ex opening ** **Return to ** Table of contents The Tai-Ex opened down 125-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 14,318 on turnover of $2.9-billion N-T. The Tai-Ex gained more that 200-points on Thursday, as investors welcomed a report showing U-S consumer confidence is holding up despite the Federal Reserve's campaign to fight inflation b...

Dec 23, 20226 min

EZ News 12/22/22

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. **Tai-Ex opening ** The Tai-Ex opened up 147-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 14,381 on turnover of 15.2-billion N-T. The Tai-Ex staged a mild technical rebound on Wednesday from the previous session, but turnover remained moderate as investors opted to stay on the sidelines amid lingering concerns over the global economic slowdown.. Buying largely focused on old economy stocks, while the bellwether electronics sector saw i...

Dec 22, 20226 min

EZ News 12/21/22

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. **Tai-Ex opening ** The Tai-Ex opened up 35-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 14,205 on turnover of 2.2-billion N-T. The market shed more than 250-points on Tuesday. Selling was seen across the main board as investors were spooked by heavy losses on the Nikkei following an unexpected decision by Japan's central bank to tighten its monetary policy. **Visiting European Parliament Delegation Calls for EU-Taiwan BIA ** Members o...

Dec 21, 20226 min

EZ News 12/20/22

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. **Tai-Ex opening ** The Tai-Ex opened down 22-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 14,410 on turnover of 2.4-billion N-T. The market lost ground on Monday, as selling was sparked by losses on Wall Street at the end of last week amid rising concerns over a possible recession due to the current rate hike cycle by the U-S Federal Reserve. Large cap stocks in the electronics, old economy, petrochemical and steel sectors were the ta...

Dec 20, 20226 min

EZ News 12/19/22

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. **Tai-Ex opening ** The Tai-Ex opened down 50-points this morning from Friday's close, at 14,478 on turnover of 2.5-billion N-T. The Tai-Ex fell by just over 200-points on Friday, after joining other regional markets and followed Wall Street lower as plans by the U-S Fed for more interest rate hikes rattled (使…不安) investor sentiment. **Incumbent KMT Chiayi Mayor Wins Reelection ** Incumbent Chiayi City K-M-T Mayor Huang Min-hui has won r...

Dec 19, 20226 min

EZ News 12/16/22

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. **Tai-Ex opening ** The Tai-Ex opened down 180-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 14,554 on turnover of 4.2-billion N-T. The Tai-Ex recovered most of its early losses to close marginally lower on Thursday, as investor interest in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing rebounded from an initial downturn after going ex-dividend. However, many large cap tech stocks remained weak as investors digested comments by U-S Fed Chair Jerome...

Dec 16, 20226 min

EZ News 12/15/22

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. **Tai-Ex opening ** The Tai-Ex opened down 46-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 14,692 on turnover of 2.1-billion N-T. The market moved sharply higher on Wednesday, as investor sentiment rebounded following the release of better than expected inflation data for November out of America. The bellwether electronics sector again served as a driver to the gains on the broader market on the back of fund inflows (流入) caused by a st...

Dec 15, 20226 min

EZ News 12/14/22

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. **Tai-Ex opening ** The Tai-Ex opened up 34-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 14,557 on turnover of 2.5-billion N-T. The market lost ground on Tuesday despite a rally on Wall Street overnight, as investors opted to shift their attention back to the local export-oriented economy. The bellwether electronics sector remained concerned by worries over inventory adjustments (調整) in the global market due to rising inflation and rat...

Dec 14, 20226 min

EZ News 12/13/22

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. **Tai-Ex opening ** The Tai-Ex opened up 5-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 14,617 on turnover of 2-billion N-T. The market came under heavy pressure on Monday as investor sentiment continued to be overshadowed by (使(某事物)令人不快或減少樂趣) concerns about the U-S Federal Reserve's rate hike cycle ahead of a two-day policymaking meeting. And turnover for the session stood at 151-billion N-T -- which is the lowest level so far this ye...

Dec 13, 20226 min

EZ News 12/12/22

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. **Tai-Ex opening ** The Tai-Ex opened down 46-points this morning from Friday's close, at 14,658 on turnover of 1.5-billion N-T. The market closed higher on a technical rebound Friday after Wall Street rallied overnight and those gains were driven largely by semiconductor heavyweights, but buying was also seen in the shipping and biotech sectors. However investor sentiment remained cautious due to concerns over a recession (經濟衰退) in the ...

Dec 12, 20227 min

EZ News 2022/12/08

Premier Accepts Interior Minister's Resignation DPP Announces Timeline for Chair Election Putin talks about using nuclear weapons Japan Q3 economy shrunk less than first thought but outlook murky *United Nations' NGO Accreditations -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Dec 08, 20225 min

EZ News 2022/12/07

Two-Week Reservist Program to be Expanded Next Year Nursing Association Head Honored in Ireland Trump Org Guilty of Tax Fraud Indonesia’s Parliament unanimously voted to ban sex outside of marriage Hungary Cancels Fuel Price Cap -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Dec 07, 20225 min

EZ News 12/06/22

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. **Tai-Ex opening ** The Tai-Ex opened down 25-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 14,955 on turnover of 2.8-billion N-T. The market closed relatively flat on Monday after tech stocks gave up early gains following a downturn on Wall Street at the end of last week. Rotational buying remained active, helping to give some momentum to select old economy stocks in the transportation and commodities (商品、貨物) sectors. However, selling ...

Dec 06, 20226 min

EZ News 12/05/22

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. **Tai-Ex opening ** The Tai-Ex opened up 1-point this morning from Friday's close, at 14,972 on turnover of 2.5-billion N-T. The market closed the trading day lower on Friday after fluctuating (波動的) in consolidation mode ahead of the release of the U-S job data Semiconductor heavyweights came under pressure during the session, but Hon Hai lent some support to the broader market. **Tsai Meets with Senior DPP Officials to Talk "Way Ahead" ...

Dec 05, 20226 min

EZ News 12/02/22

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. **Tai-Ex opening ** The Tai-Ex opened down 79.6-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 14,933 on turnover of $3.7-billion N-T. The market once again ended the trading day in positive territory on Thursday, as investors were encouraged by a rally on Wall Street overnight after the head of the U-S Federal Reserve hinted at an easing in the pace of interest rate hikes to tame inflation. **COA Cites Data Showing Japan Now Surpasses C...

Dec 02, 20226 min

EZ News 12/01/22

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. **Tai-Ex opening ** The Tai-Ex opened up 180-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 15,060 on turnover of $5.1-billion N-T. The Tai-Ex gained ground to close above 14,800 point mark on Wednesday as investors chose to ignore a lackluster performance on Wall Street overnight. The weighted index ended the day up 169-points at 14,879 - and that was the market's highest close since September 13. The high closing figure came as foreign...

Dec 01, 20226 min

EZ News 11/30/22

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. **Tai-Ex opening ** The Tai-Ex opened down 31-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 14,678 on turnover of 2.9-billion N-T. The market gained ground on Tuesday in a volatile (易變的) trading session, as investors were closely watching the situation in China. The market fluctuated by almost 300 points during the trading day. Semiconductor stocks led an initial downturn, but the local main board made a sharp rebound after investors op...

Nov 30, 20226 min

EZ News 2022/11/29

Government Stresses the 'Close Monitoring' of China Protests Children Aged from 5 to 11 Soon Allowed to Get Coronavirus Booster Shot *U.K.: golden era with China is over Australia calling for more protection for Great Barrier Reef Indonesia's Aceh Province saw polio outbreak -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Nov 29, 20225 min

EZ News 11/28/22

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. **Tai-Ex opening ** The Tai-Ex opened down 141-points this morning from Friday's close, at 14,636 on turnover of 3.3-billion N-T. The market closed flat on Friday, as it moved in a narrow range as Wall Street was closed for Thanksgiving and didn't provide any direction for local investors, who were worried about a technical pullback after recent solid gains. Many foreign institutional investors were also absent from the market due to the...

Nov 28, 20226 min

EZ News 11/25/22

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. **Tai-Ex opening ** The Tai-Ex opened down 19-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 14,765, on turnover of $1.88-billion N-T. The Tai-Ex gained ground on Thursday, as most other regional markets closed the day higher. However, investor optimism about the U-S Federal Reserve holding back on aggressive interest rate hikes was countered by uncertainty over coronavirus lockdowns in China. **Three More Private High Schools Placed on ...

Nov 25, 20226 min

EZ News 11/24/22

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. **Tai-Ex opening ** The Tai-Ex opened up 41-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 14,650 on turnover of $2.7-billion N-T. The market moved higher on Wednesday on the back of investor interest sparked by gains on Wall Street overnight amid easing concerns over aggressive (積極強硬的) U-S Federal Reserve rate hikes. The bellwether electronics sector continued to gain ground, but still came off early highs, while buying rotated to finan...

Nov 24, 20226 min

EZ News 11/23/22

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. **Tai-Ex opening ** The Tai-Ex opened up 53-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 14,596 on turnover of $2.76-billion N-T. The Tai-Ex bounced back from early losses on Tuesday, but market sentiment remained cautious, as many investors opted to stay on the sidelines, awaiting the release of the minutes of the U-S Federal Reserve's last policymaking meeting. The bellwether electronics sector led the rebound, with large-cap semicon...

Nov 23, 20226 min

EZ News 11/22/22

Good afternoon, I'm Hope Ngo with today's episode of EZ News. **Tai-Ex opening ** The Tai-Ex opened down 45-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 14,404 on turnover of 2.6-billion N-T. The market lost ground on Monday, amid a downturn in large cap semiconductor stocks on the back of fears of a pullback after recent gains, although the losses were limited by rebounds (彈回) in non-tech sectors. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing lost 1.03-per cent and that dragged down the electronics sect...

Nov 22, 20226 min
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