Alphabet, Microsoft Rallies Help Lift Equities Ahead of Next Week's Fed Decision
Alphabet, Microsoft Rallies Help Lift Equities Ahead of Next Week's Fed Decision
US benchmark equity indexes rose Friday amid a post-earnings rally in the stocks of technology giants Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) and Microsoft (MSFT), as markets awaited the Federal Reserve's next monetary policy decision due next week.
由於市場正在等待聯儲局下週發佈的下一次貨幣政策決定，科技巨頭Alphabet（GOOG，GOOGL）和微軟（MSFT）的股票在業績後上漲，美國基準股指週五上漲。
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite jumped 2% to 15,927.9, while the S&P 500 rose 1% to 5,100. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.4% to 38,239.7. Communication services led sector gainers, up 4.7%, followed by tech. Utilities and energy saw the steepest declines.
以科技股爲主的納斯達克綜合指數上漲2％，至15,927.9點，而標準普爾500指數上漲1％，至5,100點。道瓊斯工業平均指數上漲0.4％，至38,239.7點。通信服務領漲板塊，上漲4.7％，其次是科技股。公用事業和能源的跌幅最大。
For the week, the Dow increased 0.7%, while the S&P 500 surged 2.7%. The Nasdaq gained 4.2%.
本週，道瓊斯指數上漲0.7％，而標準普爾500指數上漲2.7％。納斯達克指數上漲4.2％。
In company news, Alphabet's class A and C shares jumped roughly 10% each, the top gainers on the Nasdaq and the second-best on the S&P 500. The Google parent late Thursday logged stronger-than-expected first-quarter results and initiated its first-ever dividend, along with a $70 billion stock buyback program.
在公司新聞方面，Alphabet的A類和C類股票各上漲了約10％，是納斯達克漲幅最大的股票，也是標準普爾500指數的第二大股票。谷歌母公司週四晚些時候公佈了強於預期的第一季度業績，並啓動了首次分紅，並啓動了700億美元的股票回購計劃。
Microsoft was the second-best performer on the Dow, up 1.8%. The tech giant late Thursday posted stronger-than-expected fiscal third-quarter results as a double-digit gain in its cloud business helped boost overall revenue.
微軟是道瓊斯指數表現第二好的股票，上漲1.8％。這家科技巨頭週四晚間公佈的第三財季業績強於預期，原因是其雲業務的兩位數增長有助於提高總收入。
Intel (INTC) shares slumped 9.2%, the steepest decline on the Dow and among the worst on the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq. The chipmaker late Thursday reported first-quarter revenue that fell short of market estimates. The company's second-quarter financial outlook "left a lot to be desired," Wedbush Securities said in a Friday note.
英特爾（INTC）股價下跌9.2％，是道瓊斯指數跌幅最大，也是標準普爾500指數和納斯達克指數跌幅最嚴重的股票。這家芯片製造商週四晚間公佈的第一季度收入低於市場預期。Wedbush Securities在週五的報告中表示，該公司第二季度的財務前景 “還有很多不足之處”。
The US 10-year yield fell 4.1 basis points to 4.67%, while the two-year rate was flat at roughly 5%.
美國10年期國債收益率下跌4.1個點子至4.67％，而兩年期國債收益率持平至約5％。
In economic news, US consumer spending held steady month to month but outpaced expectations in March, while core inflation was sequentially unchanged at both the monthly and annual levels, government data showed.
在經濟新聞方面，政府數據顯示，美國消費者支出逐月保持穩定，但在3月份超出了預期，而核心通貨膨脹率在月度和年度水平上均連續保持不變。
The annual headline personal consumption expenditures price index quickened to 2.7% from 2.5%, while the Fed's preferred core measure -- which excludes food and energy -- held at 2.8% for the second straight month. Both metrics came in higher than expected.
年度總體個人消費支出價格指數從2.5％升至2.7％，而聯儲局首選的核心指標（不包括食品和能源）連續第二個月保持在2.8％。這兩個指標都高於預期。
Signs are pointing to near-term price pressures, likely resulting in the Fed "continuing to exercise patience with respect to rate cuts, with markets currently betting on a first cut in the fall," TD Economics said in a note.
道明經濟在一份報告中表示，有跡象表明短期內存在價格壓力，這可能導致聯儲局 “繼續對降息保持耐心，市場目前押注秋季將首次降息”。
On Thursday, US government data showed that the economy grew at a slower-than-projected pace in the first quarter, while consumer spending growth eased sequentially amid increasing inflationary pressures.
週四，美國政府數據顯示，第一季度經濟增長速度低於預期，而在通貨膨脹壓力增加的情況下，消費者支出增長連續放緩。
The central bank's Federal Open Market Committee is expected to announce its next interest-rate decision following a two-day meeting on Wednesday. Markets are widely expecting that policymakers will keep their benchmark lending rate unchanged, according to the CME FedWatch Tool, marking a sixth straight pause.
預計央行的聯邦公開市場委員會將在週三爲期兩天的會議之後宣佈其下一次利率決定。芝加哥商品交易所FedWatch工具顯示，市場普遍預計，決策者將保持基準貸款利率不變，這是連續第六次暫停。
In a bid to tame inflation, the FOMC increased interest rates by 525 basis points from March 2022 through July 2023.
爲了抑制通貨膨脹，聯邦公開市場委員會從2022年3月至2023年7月將利率提高了525個點子。
US consumer sentiment decreased on a monthly basis in April, while inflation expectations ticked up, according to the University of Michigan's Surveys of Consumers.
密歇根大學的消費者調查顯示，4月份美國消費者信心指數逐月下降，而通貨膨脹預期上升。
West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose 0.1% to $83.66 per barrel Friday.
週五，西德克薩斯中質原油價格上漲0.1％，至每桶83.66美元。
Gold increased 0.4% to $2,351.30 per troy ounce, while silver fell 0.4% to $27.24 per ounce.
黃金上漲0.4％，至每金衡盎司2,351.30美元，而白銀下跌0.4％，至每盎司27.24美元。
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