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.
由于对通胀和利率的担忧重燃，标准普尔500指数本周走低，这是自去年9月以来表现最差的一周。
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.
上周五，美国劳工部公布，11月份生产者价格指数上涨7.4%，低于3月份11.7%的峰值，但高于经济学家预测的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.
美联储主席杰罗姆·鲍威尔最近表示，美联储可能会“在12月的会议上”开始放缓加息的步伐，但美联储可能会继续收紧货币政策，以应对通胀。
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
周四，美国联邦贸易委员会以3比1的投票结果通过了一项申诉，阻止以687亿美元收购视频游戏发行商
Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ:ATVI) by software giant Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT).
动视暴雪公司(纳斯达克：ATVI)由软件巨头微软(纳斯达克：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.
微软坚称，收购不会限制游戏领域的竞争，但FTC的反垄断案现在将提交给欧盟委员会的内部行政法法官。
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.
全美汽车工人联合会周五宣布，俄亥俄州一家电动汽车电池厂的员工通用汽车公司(纽约证券交易所股票代码：GM)和LG能源解决方案公司以710票对16票赞成加入UAW。Ultium工厂目前的工资从每小时15美元到22美元不等，低于美国许多工厂UAW工人每小时约30美元的工资。
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.
周四，五角大楼宣布，将把一份为期6年、价值90亿美元的云计算合同分成四份，并授予亚马逊，Inc.(纳斯达克：AMZN)、微软、甲骨文公司(纽约证券交易所股票代码：ORCL)和Alphabet公司纳斯达克：谷歌)(纳斯达克：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.
美国国防部最初在2018年将合同独家授予微软，但在亚马逊指控特朗普政府干预决策过程后，这笔交易被放弃。
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.
史密斯和韦森失火了: 史密斯和韦森品牌公司纳斯达克：SWBI)股价本周下跌超过21%，此前这家枪支制造商表示，枪支需求下降导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.
在接下来的一周里，甲骨文将于周一发布第三季度财报。Lennar公司(纽约证券交易所代码：LEN)，携程集团有限公司(纳斯达克：TCOM)周三和Adobe(纳斯达克：ADBE)周四。
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.
根据FactSet的数据，自9月底以来，分析师已经将标准普尔500指数成份股公司第四季度的收益预期下调了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.
经济数据：在火爆的PPI读数之后，投资者将在周二美国劳工部发布11月份消费者价格指数(CPI)读数以及周三美联储发布最新利率决定和相关评论时获得更多关键的经济数据。
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