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开场白：
Happy Monday! As the new week got started, we are wrapping up August. On the bright side, the unusually hot summer appears to end.
In today’s episode, we will turn back to the global macro economy. It looks like after years of easy money, global central banks are turning the tide, but with a few noticeable exceptions.
As usual, we will begin the program with a trivia question.
So, what are the metropolitan areas in the U.S. that have the largest Chinese immigrants population? The answer will be revealed in the end of the program!
Ok, now let’s have some latest global macro economy news stories.
新闻摘要：
- Powell warns of ‘some pain’ ahead as the Fed fights to bring down inflation (CNBC)
- ECB policymakers make the case for a big rate hike (Reuters)
- Bank of Korea's Rhee says policy tightening unlikely to end before Fed (Reuters)
- Will Joe Biden’s gamble on big oil pay off in leveling gas prices? (Guardian)
Word of the Day (WoD):
- Halt:bring or come to an abrupt stop. 突然停止
- Implement:put (a decision, plan, agreement, etc.) into effect. 实施
- Ambitious: having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed. 雄心勃勃
