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Soaring oil prices are putting pressure on Wall Street.

Soaring oil prices are putting pressure on Wall Street.

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September 8th, 2026

Soaring oil prices are putting pressure on Wall Street.

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US stock markets reopened on Tuesday following a three-day holiday weekend, yet indices promptly declined as escalating military tensions with Iran drove up crude oil prices.

美国股市在为期三天的长周末结束后于周二复市然而因与伊朗的最新军事冲突推高了原油价格股指应声下挫

The S&P 500 index recorded a decline of 0.6%.

标普500指数录得0.6%的跌幅

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 628 points, a drop of 1.2%, while the Nasdaq Composite retreated by 0.3%.

道琼斯工业平均指数下挫628点跌幅达1.2%纳斯达克综合指数回落0.3%

Rising oil prices exerted pressure 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 that began around $72 in early July, a trend driven by heightened Middle East conflicts constraining global oil supplies.

油价攀升对市场形成压力布伦特原油一度触及每桶99.46美元的峰值,随后回落至97.92美元涨幅达0.9%延续了自7月初约72美元以来上行轨迹此乃中东冲突激化致使全球石油供应受限所致。

The escalating oil prices have further amplified public anxieties over high inflation permeating both households and businesses nationwide, rendering the two pivotal reports slated for release later this week all the more consequential.

油价攀升进一步放大了公众对高通胀波及全国民众与企业层面的深切忧虑这使得定于本周晚些时候揭晓的两份关键报告显得愈发举足轻重

On Thursday, the U.S. government is set to unveil the August Producer Price Indexthe wholesale-level inflation gaugewith economists forecasting a surge from July's 4.7% to 5.4%.

周四美国政府将发布8月份生产者价格指数即批发层面通胀数据),经济学家预期该指标将从7月的4.7%跃升至5.4%

The conflict with Iran is exerting increasingly heavy pressure on the markets.

与伊朗的冲突给市场施加日益沉重的压力

The highly anticipated consumer inflation report is set to be released on Friday, which will reveal the extent to which prices for groceries, clothing, and other essential goods have risen compared to the same period last year.

备受瞩目的消费者通胀报告将于周五揭晓届时将揭示食品杂货衣物及其他生活必需品价格较去年同期攀升的幅度。

Economists anticipate that the inflation rate will ease slightly from 3.4% in July to 3.3%, yet even so, this level remains considerably above the Federal Reserve's 2% target.

经济学家预期通胀率将由7月份的3.4%略微回落至3.3%尽管如此这一水平仍显著高于美联储设定的2%目标

This week's inflation report will constitute the final set of pivotal data before the Federal Reserve's policy meeting next week, at which point policymakers will deliberate over whether to cut rates, raise them, or hold them steady.

本周的通胀报告将是美联储下周议息会议最后一批关键数据届时决策者将权衡降息加息维持利率不变

Typically, when inflation runs high, the Federal Reserve raises interest ratesa move that reverberates through the bond market, driving up borrowing costs for businesses and individuals alike, thereby decelerating economic growth, depressing asset prices, and, it is hoped, curbing inflationary pressures.

通常通胀高企时美联储会加息此举会传导至债券市场推高企业个人借贷成本从而减缓经济增长压低投资价格,并有望抑制通胀

Nevertheless, President Donald Trump has persistently lobbied for rate cuts with unrelenting zeal, a move that threatens to fan the flames of economic and inflationary pressures.

然而总统唐纳德·特朗普却始终不遗余力地游说推动降息此举恐将给经济与通胀局势再添薪火

In the meantime, the newly appointed Federal Reserve chair, Kevin Warsh, has indicated his inclination to curtail the signals conveyed to financial markets regarding the Fed's near-term interest rate trajectory.

与此同时美联储新任掌门人凯文·沃什则表态称他倾向于缩减向金融市场透露美联储短期内利率政策走向的线索

According to data from the CME Group, all these factors have collectively led traders to anticipate that the likelihood of the Federal Reserve raising the federal funds rate by the conclusion of its next meeting on September 16 has approached nearly sixty percent.

根据芝加哥商品交易所集团的数据所有这些因素共同促使交易员预期美联储在9月16日下次会议结束时上调联邦基金利率的可能性已接近六成

In the bond market, the yield on ten-year U.S. Treasury notes edged up from 4.78% to 4.79%, approaching its highest level since the autumn of 2023.

在债券市场中十年期美国国债收益率由4.78%攀升至4.79%逼近自2023年秋季以来的峰值水平

The ascent in government bond yields has posed a more formidable challenge for corporations, compelling them to elevate their profitability in a bid to buoy share prices.

国债收益率的攀升对企业构成了更为严峻的挑战,迫使其不得不提升盈利水平,以期推动股价上扬。

On Wall Street, Boston Scientific's share price fell by 5.9% after the company indicated that a cyber-security-related network outage this summer could prevent it from meeting its sales and profit projections for the third quarter and the full year of 2026.

在华尔街波士顿科学公司股价下跌5.9%因为该公司表示今年夏天因网络安全事件导致的网络中断可能使其无法实现第三季度2026年全年的销售和利润预期。

The firm anticipates recovering a portion of its revenue as global operations resume, customer orders are fulfilled, and the remaining backlog is reduced; however, the full extent of the impact remains uncertain.

该公司预计随着全球业务恢复运营履行客户订单减少剩余积压将挽回部分收入尚不清楚全部影响

Shares of Novartis, listed in the United States, plummeted by 13.9% after the Swiss pharmaceutical giant disclosed disappointing interim results from its research on patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1, a neuromuscular disorder.

在美上市的诺华公司股价骤降13.9%此前这家瑞士制药巨头就其针对1型强直性肌营养不良症(一种神经肌肉疾病)患者所开展的研究公布了令人大失所望的阶段性进展

Qualcomm's share price climbed by 3.2%, a move that helped to some extent curb the overall downturn in the market.

高通股价攀升3.2%此举在一定程度上遏制了市场的整体颓势

The company disclosed that it had entered into a cooperation agreement with Amazon regarding the construction of large-scale artificial intelligence data centers.

该公司披露其已与亚马逊达成一项关于大规模人工智能数据中心建设合作协议

Under the terms of the agreement, Amazon was also granted a right to acquire up to 25 million shares of Qualcomm at a price of $161.26 per share.

根据该协议条款亚马逊获授一项权利得以每股161.26美元的价格收购高通至多2500万股股份。

In overseas markets, Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 1.7%, dragged down by major export stocks, which have been hard hit by the yen's sustained appreciation against the dollar.

在海外股市中日本日经225指数下跌1.7%受主要出口股拖累这些股票因日元兑美元持续升值而遭受重创

The persistent strength of the yen continues to erode the real value of dollar-denominated earnings for export-oriented firms such as Toyota Motor and Panasonic Holdings when converted into the domestic currency.

日元走强持续侵蚀丰田汽车松下控股出口企业将美元收益折算为本币时实际价值

Meanwhile, the Bank of Japan is scheduled to convene its monetary policy meeting next week, with widespread market expectations that it may raise interest ratesa move that could further bolster the yen's appreciation.

与此同时日本央行定于下周召开货币政策会议市场普遍预期其可能上调利率此举或将进一步助推日元升值

In China, the Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong slipped by 0.4%, while the Shanghai Composite edged up 0.2%, as the world's second-largest economy reported a 25% surge in August exports year-on-year, a growth largely driven by robust demand for automobiles and high-tech products.

在中国香港恒生指数下挫0.4%上海上证指数则上扬0.2%此际全球第二大经济体公布的8月出口额同比激增25%,这一增长主要归因于汽车及高科技产品需求的强劲拉动

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