德国北部铁路服务因“蓄意”破坏而中断；受生活成本危机影响，全球经济信心大幅下滑丨双语资讯速览

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德国北部铁路服务

因“蓄意”破坏而中断

Germany’s railway operator has said sabotage caused massive disruption to services on Saturday, in a sign of how vulnerable critical infrastructure in Europe’s largest economy is to attack.

德国铁路运营商表示，破坏活动在周六导致服务大规模中断，这一迹象表明欧洲最大经济体的关键基础设施多么容易受到攻击。

Deutsche Bahn said it was forced to suspend services in northern Germany on Saturday morning for about three hours “due to sabotage on cables that are indispensable for rail traffic”.

德国铁路公司表示，“由于对铁路交通不可或缺的电缆遭到破坏”，该公司被迫在周六上午暂停德国北部的铁路服务约3小时。

Thousands of passengers were left stranded as their trains to cities including Berlin, Hamburg and Hanover were cancelled, with long queues forming at rail information desks and ticket counters.

由于前往柏林、汉堡和汉诺威等城市的列车被取消，数千名乘客滞留，在铁路信息查询台和售票柜台前排起了长队。

——本文2022年10月9日发布于FT中文网，英文原题为German rail services hit by ‘deliberate’ sabotage, transport minister says

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受生活成本危机影响，

全球经济信心大幅下滑

A mood of mounting economic pessimism is taking hold across the world’s major economies, as soaring prices and geopolitical uncertainty damage the prospects of businesses and consumers.

随着物价飞涨和地缘政治的不确定性损害了企业和消费者的前景，一种日益严重的经济悲观情绪正在世界主要经济体中蔓延。

In the past year consumer and business confidence has fallen by the most in a decade, with the exception of the initial months of the coronavirus pandemic, according to research for the FT.

根据英国《金融时报》的研究，在过去的一年里，消费者和企业的信心下降幅度是十年来最大的，除了新冠疫情的最初几个月之外。

Hard economic data and leading financial indicators are also falling from strong levels after Covid-19, signalling that momentum in the world economy is stalling, the latest twice-yearly Brookings-FT tracking index showed.

最新的一年两次的布鲁金斯-英国《金融时报》跟踪指数显示，硬经济数据和领先金融指标也从新冠疫情后的强劲水平下降，表明世界经济的势头正在停滞。

——本文2022年10月9日发布于FT中文网，英文原题为Confidence slumps around the globe as cost of living crisis bites

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金融科技公司称英国信用卡

发行商未能共享数据

Fintechs in the UK have accused credit card issuers including NatWest and Barclays of “costing consumers millions” by not giving full access to their own data.

英国的金融科技公司指责包括NatWest和巴克莱(Barclays)在内的信用卡发行机构，不让消费者完全访问自己的数据，“让消费者损失了数百万（英镑）”。

“Britain’s 14.5mn interest-paying cardholders [are] losing millions, if not billions, of pounds a year, at a time when their finances are already crippled by the cost of living crisis,” said Gavin Shuker, chief executive of credit card management start-up Cardeo, in a letter to City minister Andrew Griffith sent last week.

信用卡管理初创企业Cardeo首席执行官加文•舒克(Gavin Shuker)在上周致伦敦金融城大臣安德鲁•格里菲斯(Andrew Griffith)的一封信中表示：“英国1450万付息卡持卡人每年损失数百万，乃至数十亿英镑，而与此同时，他们的财务状况已经因生活成本危机而陷入瘫痪。”

The letter reflects frustration among some fintechs who argue that if consumers were able to share their full financial data with them, they could better offer money-saving services including personalised spending insights, ways to manage credit card debt and cheaper payment methods.

这封信反映出一些金融科技公司的沮丧情绪，他们认为，如果消费者能够与他们共享完整的金融数据，他们就能更好地提供节省开支的服务，包括个性化的消费洞察性意见、信用卡债务管理方法和更便宜的支付方式。

——本文2022年10月9日发布于FT中文网，英文原题为Fintechs say UK credit cards restrict access to consumers’ own data

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VanMoof：生活成本危机对

电动自行车销售“非常有利”

Leading electric bike maker VanMoof is betting that the cost of living crisis will push more consumers to buy its products instead of cars, sounding a rare positive note as soaring inflation weighs on businesses globally.

领先的电动自行车制造商VanMoof押注，生活成本危机将推动更多消费者购买其产品，而不是汽车。在通胀飙升令全球企业承受压力之际，VanMoof发出了罕见的积极信号。

Co-chief executive Ties Carlier said that the Dutch manufacturer was targeting more city commuters as high fuel costs and the continuing squeeze on consumers’ wallets force many to look for cheaper alternatives to cars and public transport.

该公司联席首席执行官蒂斯•卡里尔(Ties Carlier)表示，这家荷兰制造商的目标是更多的城市通勤者，因为高油价和消费者钱包持续缩水，迫使许多人寻找比汽车和公共交通更便宜的替代出行方式。

Although VanMoof has had to pass some inflationary costs on to customers, the rising cost of living “is very good” for the company, Carlier told the Financial Times. 

卡里尔对英国《金融时报》表示，尽管VanMoof不得不将部分通胀成本转嫁给客户，但生活成本的上升对该公司“非常有利”。

——本文2022年10月9日发布于FT中文网，英文原题为VanMoof says cost of living crisis ‘very good’ for ebike sales

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