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Oil Prices and Yields Retreat as US Stocks Post Best Single-Day Performance in Six Weeks

Oil Prices and Yields Retreat as US Stocks Post Best Single-Day Performance in Six Weeks

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September 17th, 2026

Oil Prices and Yields Retreat as US Stocks Post Best Single-Day Performance in Six Weeks

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On Thursday, US stocks staged a robust rebound, notching their best single-day performance in six weeks, as falling oil prices and easing pressure in the bond market helped Wall Street recoup most of the ground it had lost the previous day.

週四美國股市強勢反彈締造六週以來最佳單日表現油價下挫債券市場壓力緩解助力華爾街收復前一日大部分失地

The S&P 500 surged 1.1%, marking only its second gain in the past nine days.

標普500指數勁揚1.1%此乃過去九日內第二度收漲

The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 316 points, or 0.6%, while the Nasdaq Composite soared 1.7%.

道瓊斯工業平均指數攀升316點漲幅達0.6%納斯達克綜合指數飆升1.7%

Equities duly drew succour once the price of Brent crude fell by 1 percent to $104.82 a barrel; earlier, oil had approached $110 a barrel in the early part of this week, as the market fretted that a war with Iran would leave Middle Eastern oil stranded in the region, unable to reach customers worldwide.

在布倫特原油每桶價格下挫1%跌至104.82美元後股市遂獲提振此前市場因憂心與伊朗開戰將致使中東石油滯留當地無從運抵全球客戶油價已於本週稍早逼近110美元

A decline in oil prices frequently sets off a corresponding rise in the stock market.

油價之下行,往往牽動股市隨之上揚。

Although the price of Brent crude remains far above the $72 per barrel seen earlier this summer, Thursday's decline helped push bond market yields lower and eased some of the pressure bearing down on stock markets.

布倫特原油價格固然仍遠高於今夏早段所見的每桶72美元,惟週四的跌勢有助壓低債券市場殖利率緩解股市所承受的部分壓力

The yield on 10-year US Treasuries fell back to 4.93% from 5.01% late on Wednesday.

10年期美國國債殖利率週三晚些時候的5.01%回落至4.93%

Rising yields have imposed heavier borrowing costs on everyone without exceptionfrom the US government to prospective homebuyers and even companies seeking to build data centres; this phenomenon, in turn, will drag down economic growth.

攀升的殖利率致使舉凡美國政府、有意購屋者乃至欲建置資料中心的企業,皆無一倖免地承受更為沉重的借貸成本;此一現象反過來又將拖累經濟成長。

On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve raised the short-term interest rate under its controlthe federal funds rateby a quarter of a percentage point, marking its first rate hike in more than three years.

聯準會於週三將其掌控的短期利率——聯邦基金利率——上調四分之一個百分點此乃三年多來首度升息之舉

Officials further indicated that, as they strive to curb the nation's high inflation, they may raise the federal funds rate once more this year.

官員們復表示在力求遏制全國高通膨之際,他們今年或將再行上調聯邦基金利率一次

These signals sent Wall Street on a roller-coaster ride of wild swings.

這些信號致使華爾街歷經了如雲霄飛車般劇烈震盪

After the Fed's announcement on Wednesday, stocks initially held on to their gains, then plunged sharply, before recouping some of their losses by the close.

聯準會於週三發布消息後,股市當日伊始仍維持漲勢旋即急遽下挫繼而於收盤前收復部分失土

On the bullish side of the market, the shift toward higher interest rates reinforced confidence that the Fed is resolutely committed to pulling the inflation rate back to its 2% target.

就市場的利多方面而言轉向更高利率強化了人們的信心聯準會矢志將通膨率拉回2%的目標

Previously, certain doubts had begun to surface: would the Fed feel the pressure exerted by President Donald Trump?

此前若干疑慮已開始浮現聯準會是否會感受到總統唐納德·川普的壓力

Trump has consistently called for lower interest rates.

川普始終呼籲降低利率

Moreover, if inflation can finally be tamed after years of remaining stubbornly high, then the short-term pain endured by the economy may well be worth it.

況且倘若在多年通膨居高不下之後終能將其馴服那麼經濟短期所承受的痛苦或許是值得的

On the bearish side of the market, rising interest rates exert downward pressure on the prices of stocks and other assets.

就市場的利空面而言利率走高對股票及其他資產價格構成下行壓力

When investors are able to secure more generous interest income from bonds regarded as relatively sound, their willingness to pay high prices for other investment vehicles correspondingly diminishes.

當投資者得以從被視為較穩健的債券中獲取更豐厚的利息收益時其對其他投資標的支付高價之意願便隨之減弱

This does not yet take into account the decelerating effect that higher interest rates have on the economyan effect whose very purpose is to remove the fuel from inflation.

此尚未計入較高利率對經濟所產生的減速效應——而該效應之用意,正是在於消除通膨的燃料

Several reports released on Thursday suggest that the US economy may have demonstrated sufficient resilience to withstand higher interest rates.

週四發布的若干報告顯示美國經濟或已展現出足以抵禦更高利率的充分韌性

One of these reports indicated that the number of American workers filing for unemployment benefits declined last week; another report stated that manufacturing growth in the Mid-Atlantic region exceeded economists' expectations.

其中一份報告指出上週申請失業救濟的美國工人數量有所減少另一份報告則稱中大西洋地區的製造業成長幅度超出經濟學家的預期

On Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh clarified that the strengthening of the economic situation was one of the reasons why Fed officials, after having previously held interest rates steady, decided to raise them.

聯準會主席凱文·沃什於週三闡明,經濟態勢之走強,乃聯準會官員早前維持利率不變後,決議升息之緣由之一。

He also touched upon "geopolitics," and the threat that the resulting price increases could spill over and thereby drive up inflation in other regions.

他亦論及地緣政治」,以及由此引發的價格上漲可能向外蔓延進而推高其他地區通膨之威脅

This almost certainly refers to the war with Iran and its impact on oil prices.

此殆指與伊朗之戰爭及其對油價之影響

Following Monday's global sell-off, Wall Street's artificial-intelligence stocks extended their rebound on Tuesday; Nvidia's shares climbed 2.5%, while Advanced Micro Devices surged 6.4%.

歷經週一全球性拋售後,華爾街人工智慧類股於週二延續反彈態勢;輝達股價攀升2.5%,超微半導體則勁揚6.4%。

Even though OpenAI has already disclosed six further reports concerning "unexpected or concerning" behaviour by AI models, the situation remains just the same.

即便OpenAI業已披露另外六份攸關AI模型「意外或令人擔憂」行為之報告事態仍復如是

Over the past weekend, leaders in the AI industry called for a slowdown in the pace of development in order to seek a resolution to the problem of human safety.

AI業界領袖於上週末呼籲減緩開發步伐以謀求人類安全問題之解決

Shares in several homebuilders also climbed, even though a report showed that the number of new homes on which construction began in the industry last month fell short of economists' expectations.

幾家住宅建築商股票亦告攀升儘管一份報告顯示上月該行業開工新屋數量未及經濟學家預期

The housing sector is among those hardest hit by the climb in the yield on the 10-year US Treasury note, which this week rose above 5% for the first time since 2023 and pushed mortgage rates higher.

住宅行業10年期美國國債殖利率攀升衝擊最嚴重的行業之一,該殖利率本週自2023年以來首次突破5%推高了房貸利率

The retreat in yields on Thursday lifted D.R. Horton by 1.5%, with PulteGroup likewise climbing 1.1%.

週四殖利率的回落D.R. Horton挹注1.5%的漲幅PulteGroup隨之攀升1.1%

Rival Lennar, having reported quarterly profit and revenue that fell short of analysts' expectations, promptly recouped its early losses and closed 1.7% higher.

競爭對手Lennar於公布最近一季利潤與營收遜於分析師預期後,旋即收復早盤失土終場上漲1.7%

In summary, the S&P 500 climbed 85.95 points to close at 7,637.76; the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 316.14 points to finish at 51,778.04; and the Nasdaq Composite surged 439.87 points to reach 26,418.30.

綜上所述標普500指數攀升85.95點7,637.76點道瓊斯工業平均指數上揚316.14點收於51,778.04點納斯達克綜合指數勁揚439.87點,達26,418.30點

In overseas stock markets, while Asian markets closed weaker, indices across most of Europe bucked the trend and advanced.

在海外股市方面,隨著亞洲股市收盤走弱,歐洲大部分地區的指數卻逆勢上揚。

After the Bank of England resolved to keep interest rates unchanged, the FTSE 100 index in London promptly rose by 1.2%.

英國央行決議維持利率不變後,倫敦富時100指數應聲上漲1.2%。

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