The British Pound Fell 0.8% in Value Against the Dollar

周三（8月28日）英镑兑美元汇率下跌0.8％

—on Wednesday. Investors were reacting to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan to suspend the British Parliament next month.

投资者正在对英国首相鲍里斯·约翰逊(Boris Johnson)下个月暂停英国议会的计划做回应。

The move would make it more difficult for members of Parliament to pass legislation to avoid a no-deal Brexit on Oct. 31. That means the U.K. could leave the European Union without an agreement on trade and customs. The stakes are high: The disruption could push the country’s vulnerable economy into a recession.

此举将使议员们更难以通过立法阻挠10月31日的无协议脱欧。无协议脱欧意味着英国可能会在没有贸易和关税协议的情况下脱离欧盟。这样做的风险很高：英国业已脆弱的经济可能会因此陷入衰退。

Le Tote is Paying $100 Million to Acquire Lord & Taylor

Le Tote将以1亿美元收购Lord & Taylor

—from Hudson’s Bay (Canada.HBC). The deal includes the iconic department store’s brand, digital channels, inventory, and 38 locations. Hudson’s Bay also gets a stake in Le Tote and two board seats.

Le Tote将从老牌百货商店Hudson’s Bay (HBC.加拿大)手中收购Lord & Taylor。该交易包括Hudson’s Bay的品牌、数字销售渠道、库存和38个门店。Hudson’s Bay将持有Le Tote部分股份以及后者的两个董事会席位。

Le Tote is a digital subscription shopping service for women. The San Francisco-based company is privately owned. Combining with Lord & Taylor gives it a physical presence and the ability to call itself an “omnichannel” retailer.

Le Tote是一项面向女性的数字订用购物服务。这家总部位于旧金山的公司属于私营企业。收购Lord ＆ Taylor可以帮助Le Tote获得实体店资产，从而成为一家“全渠道”零售商。

That strategy has been the hot trend in the industry recently. Retailers from Walmart (WMT) to Amazon (AMZN) have worked to reach customers no matter where they are.

这一战略最近成为业内热门趋势。从沃尔玛(Walmart, WMT)到亚马逊(Amazon.com, AMZN)等零售商都在致力于为客户提供线上和线下服务。

Vietnam’s GDP Increased 7% Last Year

去年越南GDP增长7％

The rate remains strong after a decade of rapid growth. While the U.S.-China trade war has clearly put a dent in China’s economy, neighbors like Vietnam stand to gain from the dispute.

在经历了10年的快速增长后，这一增速依然强劲。中美贸易争端显然给中国经济造成了不利影响，但越南等中国的邻国或可从中获益。

The country already has an established manufacturing base for relatively low-value products like clothing. But it has also increasingly been attracting technology companies to produce high-tech goods.

越南已经拥有服装等低价值产品的制造基地。但该国逐渐吸引来科技公司来生产高科技产品。

Samsung Electronics (South Korea.005930), LG, Olympus (Japan.7733), and others have set up production in Vietnam as U.S. tariffs on Chinese exports escalated.

由于中美关税冲突升级，三星电子(Samsung Electronics, 005930.韩国)、LG、奥林巴斯(Olympus, 7733.日本)以及其他一些公司都已经开始在越南生产产品。

翻译 | Anqi

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