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Brent crude falls below the $98 mark, while Wall Street still hovers near historic highs

Brent crude falls below the $98 mark, while Wall Street still hovers near historic highs

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September 22nd, 2026

Brent crude falls below the $98 mark, while Wall Street still hovers near historic highs

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On Tuesday, global markets were devoid of turbulence, while Wall Street lingered in the vicinity of its historic peak.

周二,全球市场波澜不惊,华尔街则盘桓于历史峰值附近。

The S&P 500 slipped 0.1%, leaving it 0.5% below the record high it set last month.

标准普尔500指数下挫0.1%较上月所创的历史峰值0.5%

As of 11:45 a.m. Eastern Time, the Dow Jones Industrial Average had fallen 295 points, or 0.5%, while the Nasdaq Composite bucked the trend with a 0.3% gain, notching yet another record of its own.

截至美国东部时间上午11:45道琼斯工业平均指数下跌295点跌幅达0.5%纳斯达克综合指数逆势上扬0.3%再度刷新其自身纪录

Stocks climbed earlier in the session, at which point the price of Brent crude briefly dipped below $98 a barrel.

股市早盘一度攀高彼时布伦特原油每桶价格曾短暂跌破98美元

Oil prices subsequently pared their losses, however, with Brent crude last quoted at $100.23 a barrel.

然而油价其后收窄跌幅布伦特原油最新报每桶100.23美元

This level represents a retreat from the nearly $110 reached last week, yet it remains markedly higher than the $72 seen before the war with Iran began.

这一价位较上周所触及的近110美元有所回落却仍显著高于与伊朗开战前的72美元

With no clarity as to when the war might allow crude oil once again to flow freely from the Middle East to customers worldwide, prices have remained in a state of constant fluctuation.

由于战争何时能让原油再度从中东自由流向全球客户尚不明朗,油价始终处于波动之中

As oil prices continued their downward slide, Wall Street drew ever closer to its all-time peak.

伴随油价持续下探,华尔街已然逼近其历史峰值。

On Wall Street, AutoZone's shares climbed 6% after the retailer reported that its most recent quarterly profit had surpassed analysts' expectations, even though its revenue fell short of the mark.

在华尔街AutoZone股价攀升6%此前该零售商披露最近一个季度利润超出分析师预期尽管营收未能达标

Chief Executive Phil Daniele candidly acknowledged that the auto-parts retailer had encountered a "difficult sales environment" during the first two months of the quarter, but that conditions had since improved, adding, "We feel strongly that we are well positioned for sales growth in the coming fiscal year."

首席执行官Phil Daniele坦言这家汽车零部件销售商在本季度头两个月遭遇了艰难的销售环境”,但此后形势有所好转,“我们深感在即将到来的财年中我们在销售增长方面处于有利地位”。

Thor Industries, a manufacturer of recreational vehicles, found itself mired in an altogether gloomier mood.

销售休闲车的Thor Industries则深陷更为黯淡的情绪之中

Chief Executive Bob Martin candidly acknowledged that steep fuel costs, persistently elevated interest rates, and stubbornly entrenched inflation were steadily eroding customers' budgets, with the result that, over the most recent fiscal year, the business "never reached the inflection point that many in the industry had anticipated."

首席执行官Bob Martin坦言高昂的燃料成本居高不下的利率以及持续顽固的通胀正不断侵蚀客户的预算致使业务在最近一个财年从未达到业内许多人预期的拐点”。

Yet the company's share price bucked the trend, climbing 3.7%, buoyed by quarterly profits that far outstripped analysts' expectations.

然而,该公司股价却逆势攀升3.7%,此乃得益于其最近一个季度的利润表现远超分析师预期。

Such robust earnings reports can be regarded as one of the principal reasons why the US stock market, despite elevated oil prices and concerns over whether AI-sector stocks have risen excessively, is nonetheless edging toward record highs.

此类强劲的利润报告堪称美国股市油价高企以及人工智能行业股票是否涨得过高的担忧逼近历史高位的主要肇因之一

A multitude of companies are on the verge of drawing the curtain on the third-quarter earnings season, which concludes with the close of September.

众多企业即将以9月收官本年度第三季度业绩期画上句点

According to FactSet data, analysts anticipate that the aggregate profits of S&P 500 constituent companies for the quarter will surge by nearly 29% year on year.

FactSet数据显示分析师预计标普500指数成分股公司该季度整体利润同比增幅将逼近29%。

Should this forecast come to pass, the index would then achieve a third consecutive quarter of profit growth exceeding 25%.

倘若此番预测得以应验则该指数将实现连续第三个季度利润增幅逾25%

Over the long run, share prices tend to follow the trajectory of corporate profits.

就长时段而言股价往往企业利润之轨迹而行

Shares in On Holding, which are listed in the United States, surged 10.7%, a rally prompted by the Swiss athletic footwear and apparel maker's disclosure of its financial targets for the coming years.

在美国挂牌的On Holding股价飙升10.7%此番涨势源于这家瑞士运动鞋运动服饰制造商披露了未来数年的财务目标

The company has additionally authorised a programme to carry out share buybacks of up to $1 billion by 2029.

该公司另已批准一项计划拟于2029年前实施规模至多10亿美元股票回购

Such buyback measures return cash directly to investors and bolster the company's per-share performance.

此类回购举措现金直接回馈投资者提振公司的每股表现

The ranks of Wall Street's decliners encompassed the shares of numerous oil and gas companies, which came under pressure as crude prices drifted lower.

华尔街下行阵营涵盖诸多石油与天然气行业企业的股票,这些公司因原油价格走低而承压

ConocoPhillips slid 0.5%.

康菲石油下挫0.5%

Banking stocks also fell, extending the slump that has persisted since last week, when the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark overnight rate for the first time in three years.

银行股亦告下挫延续自上周以来颓靡走势——彼时美联储三年来首次上调其掌控的隔夜利率

Banks come under pressure when the spread between short-term and long-term interest rates narrows, for their profitability hinges on that very spread.

短期利率长期利率之间的利差趋于收窄之际银行便承受压力其盈利正系于这一利差

JPMorgan Chase fell 3.8%, placing it among the most significant drags on the S&P 500.

摩根大通下挫3.8%,跻身标普500指数中拖累最为显著的个股之列。

In the bond market, the spread between short-term and long-term yields was virtually unchanged, with the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield edging up to 4.97% from 4.96% late on Monday.

债券市场短期长期收益率之间的利差几无变动10年期美国国债收益率周一晚些时候4.96%微幅攀升4.97%

Just like oil prices, this yield remains far above the 3.97% seen before the war with Iran.

油价如出一辙,收益率远高于伊朗开战前的3.97%

In overseas stock markets, equity indices across the vast majority of Europe and Asia were on an upward trajectory.

海外股市方面欧洲与亚洲绝大多数地区股指均呈上扬态势

The London FTSE 100, by contrast, bucked the trend with a 0.3% decline, constituting an exception to this broadly bullish pattern.

伦敦富时100指数则逆势下挫0.3%构成此番普涨格局中的例外

Hong Kong's stock market edged up 0.2%, while Shanghai's posted a modest gain of 0.1%, a rally attributable to Alibaba's unveiling of its new-generation artificial intelligence chip technology, which includes what the company claims is China's most powerful AI chip to date.

香港股市微涨0.2%上海股市小幅上扬0.1%此轮涨势源于阿里巴巴发布其新一代人工智能芯片技术其中涵盖该公司宣称系中国迄今最强AI芯片之产品

The launch comes merely days before a meeting between Chinese and American leaders, at which the contest for supremacy in artificial intelligence technology is expected to be a central agenda item.

此番发布中美领导人会晤仅数日之遥,人工智能技术主导权之争预计将成为此次会晤的核心议题。

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