＊第三季＊【EP. 66】#347 經濟學人新聞評論【皇家加勒比國際遊輪公司、豪華郵輪之旅、剛果民主共和國、外交使節/官銜、摩根史坦利、巴西國家債券、信用評比/分、巴西總統波索納洛、油價波動】

🔴Tuesday February 23rd 2021 🔵2021年2月23日星期二 1️⃣Royal Caribbean: still in business!? 皇家加勒比國際遊輪公司：船還要開！？ Royal Caribbean lost more than $1bn in the final three months of 2020. The American cruise line has suspended voyages since last March because of the covid-19 pandemic. Even so, the company said bookings for the first half of 2022 have rebounded—an early sign of pent-up demand for holidays once the pandemic subsides. 皇家加勒比國際遊輪公司 (Royal Caribbean，世界上最大的郵輪公司之一) 在 2020年的最後三個月損失了超過十億美元。自從去年三月以來，由於新冠病毒大流行，該美國籍郵輪的航線已暫停營運。即便如此，該公司表示 2022年上半年的預訂量已經出現反彈 - 這是疫情消退後假期需求被壓抑的初步跡象。 2️⃣DR Congo: what could have gone wrong, all went wrong… 剛果民主共和國：集所有慘況於一國 Italy’s ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo died in hospital after an attack on a United Nations convoy in the east of the country. The ambush, in which two others also died, is believed to have been an attempted kidnapping. Dozens of militias have operated in eastern Congo since civil war ended in 2003. 義大利駐剛果民主共和國 (DR Congo，位於非洲中部) 大使所乘之聯合國車隊/護衛隊在 DR Congo 東部遭遇埋伏，大使負傷而後在醫院宣告不治。另外還有兩人死亡，而該埋伏被認為意在綁架肉票 (以在後續勒索贖金)。自從該國於 2003年結束內戰以來，數十名民兵一直在 DR Congo 東部一帶伺機而動。 3️⃣Morgan Stanley v. Brazil’s sovereign bonds 摩根史坦利 vs. 巴西國家債券 Morgan Stanley cut its credit rating of Brazil’s sovereign bonds after President Jair Bolsonaro fired the chief executive of Petrobas, a state-run oil company. Mr Bolsonaro wants the firm to reverse recent petrol and diesel price increases, which are unpopular. After his intervention Petrobas’s shares dropped by 20% and the real fell against the dollar. 摩根史坦利 (Morgan Stanley，一國際金融服務公司) 降低了對巴西國家債券的信用評比，因此前巴西總統波索納洛 (Jair Bolsonaro) 解雇了巴西國有石油公司 Petrobas 的執行長。波索納洛希望 Petrobas 反轉近期不受歡迎的汽油和柴油價格上漲之趨勢。在波索納洛的干預之後，Petrobas 的股價下跌了 20％，而巴西貨幣雷亞爾 (Real) 兌換美元的匯率也跟著下跌了。 -- Hosting provided by SoundOn