美國(guó)華爾街爆發(fā)的金融危機(jī)如同海嘯一般，迅速波及五湖四海，時(shí)事新聞?lì)愖魑乃夭?。不管是同屬發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家的英國(guó)、日本、還是經(jīng)濟(jì)欠發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家的非洲，都感受到了金融海嘯的震撼，在全球化的今天，沒(méi)有一個(gè)國(guó)家可以成為美國(guó)金融危機(jī)的絕緣體。

　　繼美國(guó)之后，英國(guó)成為了此次金融危機(jī)的第一個(gè)直接受害者。2008年第一季度，英國(guó)人均支出大于收入，人均每月要從儲(chǔ)蓄中拿出41英鎊來(lái)彌補(bǔ)不足。消費(fèi)者面對(duì)漲價(jià)壓力已經(jīng)到了入不敷出的程度。在非洲，普通股民不得不壓縮資本市場(chǎng)投資，將資金兌現(xiàn)以備日常之需，如物價(jià)暴漲的大米、面粉、雞蛋等物品。和美國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)聯(lián)系緊密的印度也難逃池魚(yú)之殃。印度有些地方的警方甚至已經(jīng)開(kāi)始監(jiān)視湖泊、運(yùn)河等地，以免投資失利者自殺。日本東京股市225種股票平均價(jià)格指數(shù)在10月8日下午跌至9502.48點(diǎn)，與去年同期相比，幾乎縮水一半。中心正在遷移至歐洲大陸的華爾街"金融颶風(fēng)"持續(xù)升級(jí)，冰島成為受到本輪危機(jī)沖擊最嚴(yán)重的國(guó)家。冰島銀行的債務(wù)已攀升至該國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)的約12倍，市場(chǎng)擔(dān)心信貸危機(jī)會(huì)嚴(yán)重沖擊該國(guó)銀行，導(dǎo)致冰島出現(xiàn)"全國(guó)性破產(chǎn)"

　　為了應(yīng)對(duì)這一橫掃全球的金融風(fēng)暴，各國(guó)央行聯(lián)行降息，全球七國(guó)集團(tuán)財(cái)政部會(huì)議于10月10日在美國(guó)首者華盛頓召開(kāi)，七國(guó)財(cái)長(zhǎng)們簽署了一項(xiàng)計(jì)劃，承諾用"一切可用手段"對(duì)抗當(dāng)前的金融危機(jī)。20國(guó)集團(tuán)財(cái)政部長(zhǎng)和央行長(zhǎng)特別會(huì)議11日在華盛頓召開(kāi)，會(huì)議強(qiáng)調(diào)，20國(guó)集團(tuán)將團(tuán)結(jié)一致，深化合作，采取一切可行的打措施共同應(yīng)對(duì)此次國(guó)際金融危機(jī)。歐盟各國(guó)一直為應(yīng)對(duì)金融危機(jī)而不懈努力，歐元區(qū)15國(guó)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人12日在法國(guó)巴黎召開(kāi)首腦會(huì)議，就歐元區(qū)國(guó)家舉措達(dá)成統(tǒng)一的建議框架。10月24日至25日將在北京舉行第七屆亞歐首腦會(huì)議，此次會(huì)議將探討亞歐國(guó)家如何加強(qiáng)合作、共度危機(jī)。

　　Global response to the financial turmoil

　　The financial crisis on Wall Street in the United States, like a tsunami, quickly spread all over the world, with current news material. Whether it was Britain, Japan, or Africa, which was also a developed country. All felt the shock of the financial tsunami, in the globalization of today, no country can become the insulator of the financial crisis in the United States.

　　After the US, the UK became the first direct victim of the financial crisis. In in the first quarter of 2008, the UK spent more per capita than it earned. The average person spends ?41 a month on savings to make up for the shortfall. Consumers are under pressure to raise prices to the point where they can't make ends meet. In Africa, ordinary investors have to cut back on capital market investment. Cash the money for daily use, such as soaring rice, flour, eggs and other items. India, which is closely linked to the U. S. economy, is also vulnerable to fish. Police in some parts of the country have even begun to monitor lakes. Canals and other places, so as not to invest in the loss of suicide. Tokyo, Japan The market's 225 stock average fell to 9,502.48 in the afternoon of October 8th, compared with the same period last year. Almost halved. The Wall Street "financial hurricane" that the center is moving to continental Europe continues to escalate. Iceland has been the worst hit by the crisis. The debt of Icelandic banks has climbed to about 12 times the size of the country's economy, and there are fears that the credit crisis will hit its banks hard. "National bankruptcy" in Iceland

　　In response to the global financial turmoil, central banks cut interest rates, the Group of Seven Treasury meeting in the United States on October 10th, the first meeting in Washington, the seven finance ministers signed a plan. A special meeting of G-20 finance ministers and central bank chiefs, held in Washington on 11th, was committed to "all available means" to combat the current financial crisis. The meeting stressed that the G-20 would unite and deepen cooperation. Take all possible measures to deal with the international financial crisis. The European Union countries have been working tirelessly to deal with the financial crisis, the leaders of the 15 euro zone held a summit in Paris, France on 12th. The 7th Asia-Europe Summit, to be held in Beijing from October 24th to 25th, will discuss how Asia and Europe can work together to tide over the crisis.