Rising oil prices weighed on the markets, with Brent crude briefly peaking at $99.46 per barrel before retreating to $97.92, marking a 0.9% increase and extending an upward trajectory from roughly $72 since early July, a trend driven by heightened Middle East conflicts disrupting global oil supplies.
油價上漲令市場承壓,布蘭特原油一度短暫觸及每桶99.46美元的高點,隨後回落至每桶97.92美元,漲幅達0.9%,延續自7月初約72美元以來的攀升態勢,此乃中東衝突加劇導致全球石油供應受阻所致。
The surge in oil prices has intensified concerns over high inflation affecting households and businesses nationwide, rendering the two reports due later this week all the more pivotal.
油價上漲加劇了人們對高通膨影響全國民眾與企業的擔憂,這使得本週稍後發布的兩份報告更顯關鍵。
On Thursday, the U.S. government is set to release wholesale-level inflation figures for August, which economists anticipate will climb from 4.7% in July to 5.4%.
週四,美國政府將公布8月的批發層級通膨數據,經濟學家預期該數據將從7月的4.7%升至5.4%。
The highly anticipated U.S. consumer price index report is due out on Friday, and it will reveal how much more people are paying for groceries, clothing, and other everyday expenses compared with a year ago.
備受矚目的美國消費者物價指數報告將於週五揭曉,屆時將揭示民眾為食品雜貨、衣物及其他日常開銷所支付的費用,較一年前攀升了多少。
Economists anticipate that the figure will edge down slightly from 3.4% in July to 3.3%.
經濟學家預期,該數據可望由七月份的3.4%微幅回落至3.3%。
However, this number remains well above the Federal Reserve's 2% inflation target.
然而,此一數字仍舊遠高於聯邦準備理事會所設定的2%通膨目標。
The inflation data released this week will constitute the final set of key indicators available to the Federal Reserve before its policy meeting next week, at which juncture the Fed will render its verdict on whether to cut, raise, or hold interest rates at their current level.
本週公布的通膨數據,將是聯準會在下週決策會議前所掌握的最後一批關鍵指標;屆時,聯準會將就降息、升息或維持現行利率水準做出裁決。
In accordance with conventional policy frameworks, when inflationary pressures remain persistently elevated, the Federal Reserve tends to raise its primary policy rate.
依循傳統政策框架,當通膨壓力居高不下之際,聯準會傾向調升其主要政策利率。
Such a move would trigger a ripple effect across the entire bond market, driving up borrowing costs for corporations and individuals alike, thereby curbing the momentum of economic expansion, depressing the valuations of investment assets, and, it is hoped, effectively stemming the continued upward trajectory of inflation.
此舉將對整體債券市場產生連鎖效應,推高企業與個人的融資成本,進而抑制經濟活動的擴張動能,壓低投資資產的估值,並冀望藉此有效遏制通膨的持續攀升。
However, U.S. President Trump has persistently pressured the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, a move that risks providing additional stimulus to the economy and inflation.
然而,美國總統川普持續施壓聯準會降息,此舉恐對經濟與通膨形成額外刺激。
Meanwhile, Kevin Warsh, who has just assumed the role of Federal Reserve Chair, has indicated his inclination to reduce the clarity of signals conveyed to financial markets regarding the Fed's short-term interest rate policy trajectory.
與此同時,甫接任聯準會主席的凱文·沃什則表明,他傾向於減少向金融市場透露聯準會短期利率政策走向的明確訊號。
On Wall Street, Boston Scientific's shares fell by 5.9%, as the company conceded that the system outage triggered by a cybersecurity incident this summer has made it difficult to meet its sales and profit forecasts for the third quarter and the full year of 2026.
在華爾街,波士頓科學公司股價下挫5.9%,該公司坦言,今年夏季因網路安全事件所引發的系統中斷,已使其難以達成第三季及2026全年的銷售與獲利預期。
The company anticipates that, as it continues to drive global operations, fulfill customer orders, and gradually work through its backlog, it may recover a portion of its revenue; however, the full extent of the impact remains uncertain at this stage.
該公司預期,在持續推動全球營運、履行客戶訂單並逐步消化積壓訂單的過程中,可望收回部分營收,惟全面性的衝擊目前仍屬未知。
Qualcomm's share price climbed by 3.2%, a rally that helped cushion the broader market's decline.
高通公司股價攀升3.2%,此一漲勢有助於緩和整體市場的跌勢。
The company announced a partnership with Amazon to jointly develop large-scale artificial intelligence data centers.
該企業宣布與亞馬遜締結合作關係,攜手打造大規模人工智慧資料中心。
The agreement also grants Amazon the right to acquire up to 25 million shares of Qualcomm at a price of $161.26 per share.
此項協議同時賦予亞馬遜一項權利,得以每股161.26美元的價格,收購高通公司至多2500萬股的股份。
The appreciation of the yen is eroding the value that exporters such as Toyota Motor and Panasonic Holdings derive when converting their dollar-denominated sales back into yen.
日圓升值正侵蝕豐田汽車、松下控股等出口商將美元計價銷售額換算回日圓時的價值。
The Bank of Japan is also scheduled to hold its interest-rate meeting next week, and speculation is mounting that it may raise rates, which could further bolster the yen.
日本銀行亦預定下週召開利率會議,市場對其可能升息的揣測升溫,這或將進一步推升日圓。
In the Chinese market, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index recorded a decline of 0.4%, while the Shanghai Composite Index edged up by 0.2%, at a time when the world's second-largest economy had just reported a 25% year-on-year increase in exports for August, with growth momentum primarily driven by robust demand for automobiles and high-tech products.
在中國市場,香港恆生指數錄得0.4%的跌幅,而上海上證指數則微升0.2%,此際全球第二大經濟體甫公布8月份出口按年增長25%,其增長動力主要源自汽車及高科技產品的殷切需求。