A. Decreasing prices of fuel and electricity. B. Rare power outages. C. Frequent power outages and rising prices of fuel and electricity. D. Stable supply of fossil fuels. 相关知识点: 试题来源: 解析 C。解析:文章中明确提到能源危机的表现之一是很多地区频繁停电,以及燃料和电力价格不断上涨。A ...
近期的能源价格高涨将对家庭消费带来多大影响?过去一年里,随着全球经济逐渐从疫情中复苏,石油、天然气等许多大宗商品价格大幅飙升。由于在短期内,能源需求缺乏弹性,大幅飙升的能源价格意味着家庭的购买力受到重挫,居民需要通过以下方式来承受价格上涨:(1)减少非能源商品和服务的消费;(2)减少储蓄;(3)增加收入。本文评估...
A. Lower energy prices. B. Facilitated business operations. C. Slowed down economic growth. D. Reduced E. nvironmental challenges. 相关知识点: 试题来源: 解析 C。解析:文中提到“Industries may face difficulties in operating, and economic growth can be slowed down.”,能源危机的影响包括工业运营...
The current prepayment price cap level is £1,690. Why is the energy price cap controversial? There are a few reasons why the energy price cap has come under fire from energy experts: Significant knock-on costs to customers -Since the increase of energy prices in September 2021, the cap...
The stronger growth predicted for 2024 is likely to be driven by increased trade in goods closely linked to the business cycle, such as machinery and consumer durables, which tend to recover when economic growth stabilizes. Figures for world GDP growth at market exchange rates, anticipated to be...
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Kelly Milligan, managing partner at Quorum Private Wealth, explains how investors can distinguish alternative investments: "The easiest way to define 'alternative investments' may be to describe what they are not. They are not 'traditional investments' – that is – publicly traded stocks and public...
Many Americans are seeing a jump in heating bills due to dropping temperatures and rising energy prices. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), it's actually slated to be a warmer and dryer winter than usual, with above-average temperatures predicted across most ...
Inflation, mediocre equity market performance and the risk associated with poor returns in early retirement are among the factors retirees should be aware of going into 2024. "We are in a new world of higher interest rates that we haven’t seen for 10-plus years since the Great Financial Cri...