S&P 500 Loses Ground This Week Ahead Of Fed Interest Rate Decision: What Investors Need To Know
S&P 500 Loses Ground This Week Ahead Of Fed Interest Rate Decision: What Investors Need To Know
The S&P 500 traded lower in its worst week since September on renewed concerns over inflation and interest rates.
由於對通脹和利率的擔憂重燃，標準普爾500指數本週走低，這是自去年9月以來表現最差的一週。
On Friday, the U.S. Labor Department reported a 7.4% increase in the producer price index in the month of November, down from peak growth of 11.7% in March but above economist estimates of a 7.2% gain.
上週五，美國勞工部公佈，11月份生產者價格指數上漲7.4%，低於3月份11.7%的峰值，但高於經濟學家預測的7.2%。
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell recently said the central bank could begin moderating the pace of its interest rate hikes "as soon as the December meeting," but the Fed will likely continue to tighten monetary policy in its ongoing battle with inflation.
美聯儲主席傑羅姆·鮑威爾最近表示，美聯儲可能會“在12月的會議上”開始放緩加息的步伐，但美聯儲可能會繼續收緊貨幣政策，以應對通脹。
On Thursday, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission voted three-to-one in favor of a complaint to block a $68.7-billion acquisition of video game publisher
週四，美國聯盟貿易委員會以3比1的投票結果通過了一項申訴，阻止以687億美元收購視頻遊戲發行商
Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ:ATVI) by software giant Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT).
動視暴雪公司(納斯達克：ATVI)由軟體巨頭微軟(納斯達克：MSFT)。
Microsoft has insisted the buyout would not limit competition in the gaming space, but the FTC's antitrust case will now go before the commission's internal administrative law judge.
微軟堅稱，收購不會限制遊戲領域的競爭，但FTC的反壟斷案現在將提交給歐盟委員會的內部行政法法官。
The United Auto Workers announced on Friday that employees at an Ohio electric vehicle battery plant co-owned by General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) and LG Energy Solution voted 710-16 in favor of joining the UAW. Wages at the Ultium plant currently range from $15 to $22 per hour, below the roughly $30 per hour UAW workers earn at many U.S. factories.
全美汽車工人聯合會週五宣佈，俄亥俄州一家電動汽車電池廠的員工通用汽車公司(紐約證券交易所股票代碼：GM)和LG能源解決方案公司以710票對16票贊成加入UAW。Ultium工廠目前的工資從每小時15美元到22美元不等，低於美國許多工廠UAW工人每小時約30美元的工資。
On Thursday, the Pentagon announced it is splitting a six-year, $9-billion cloud computing contract four ways and awarding it to Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), Microsoft, Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) subsidiary Google.
週四，五角大廈宣佈，將把一份為期6年、價值90億美元的雲計算合同分成四份，並授予亞馬遜，Inc.(納斯達克：AMZN)、微軟、甲骨文公司(紐約證券交易所股票代碼：ORCL)和Alphabet公司納斯達克：谷歌)(納斯達克：谷歌)子公司谷歌。
The U.S. Department of Defense initially awarded the contract exclusively to Microsoft back in 2018, but the deal was abandoned after Amazon alleged the Trump administration interfered with the decision-making process.
美國國防部最初在2018年將合同獨家授予微軟，但在亞馬遜指控特朗普政府幹預決策過程後，這筆交易被放棄。
Smith & Wesson Misfires: Smith & Wesson Brands Inc (NASDAQ:SWBI) shares dropped more than 21% this week after the firearm manufacturer said falling gun demand triggered a 47% drop in revenue in the third quarter.
史密斯和韋森失火了: 史密斯和韋森品牌公司納斯達克：SWBI)股價本週下跌超過21%，此前這家槍支製造商表示，槍支需求下降導致第三季度收入下降47%。
In the week ahead, third-quarter earnings season continues with reports from Oracle on Monday, Lennar Corp (NYSE:LEN), Trip.com Group Ltd (NASDAQ:TCOM) on Wednesday and Adobe Inc (NASDAQ:ADBE) on Thursday.
在接下來的一週裡，甲骨文將於週一發佈第三季度財報。Lennar公司(紐約證券交易所代碼：LEN)，攜程集團有限公司(納斯達克：TCOM)週三和Adobe(納斯達克：ADBE)週四。
Analysts have lowered their earnings estimates for S&P 500 companies for the fourth quarter by 5.6% since the end of September, according to FactSet.
根據FactSet的數據，自9月底以來，分析師已經將標準普爾500指數成份股公司第四季度的收益預期下調了5.6%。
Economic Numbers: Following the hot PPI reading, investors will get more key economic updates on Tuesday when the U.S. Labor Department releases its November Consumer Price Index reading and on Wednesday when the Federal Reserve releases its latest interest rate decision and accompanying commentary.
經濟數據：在火爆的PPI讀數之後，投資者將在週二美國勞工部發布11月份消費者價格指數(CPI)讀數以及週三美聯儲發佈最新利率決定和相關評論時獲得更多關鍵的經濟數據。
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