Dow Closes Above 40,000 For First Time
Dow Closes Above 40,000 For First Time
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 40,000 for the first time, and two other benchmark equity indexes were mixed as markets analyzed comments by Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman.
市場分析了聯儲局理事米歇爾·鮑曼的言論，道瓊斯工業平均指數首次收於40,000以上，另外兩個基準股票指數漲跌互現。
The Dow rose 0.3% to 40,003.6, while the S&P 500 gained 0.1% to 5,303.3. The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.1% to 16,686. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closed at records highs Wednesday. Energy led the gainers among sectors Friday, while technology paced the decliners.
道瓊斯指數上漲0.3％，至40,003.6，而標準普爾500指數上漲0.1％，至5,303.3。納斯達克綜合指數下跌0.1％，至16,686點。標準普爾500指數和納斯達克指數週三收於歷史新高。週五，能源板塊漲幅領漲，而科技股則加快了跌勢。
For the week, the Nasdaq jumped 2.1%, while the S&P 500 added 1.5%. The Dow advanced 1.2%.
本週，納斯達克指數上漲2.1％，而標準普爾500指數上漲1.5％。道瓊斯指數上漲1.2％。
Bowman said that while the central bank's current monetary policy stance is likely restrictive, she is willing to increase interest rates further at a future meeting should incoming data suggest that progress on inflation has stalled or reversed. There hasn't been further advancement on slowing inflation this year following "considerable" progress in 2023, she said.
鮑曼說，儘管央行目前的貨幣政策立場可能是限制性的，但如果即將到來的數據表明通貨膨脹進展停滯或逆轉，她願意在未來的會議上進一步提高利率。她說，繼2023年取得了 “可觀的” 進展之後，今年在通貨膨脹放緩方面沒有取得進一步的進展。
On Thursday, Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester said it's likely "prudent at this point" for policymakers to hold the restrictive monetary policy stance for longer as they seek clarity on the inflation path.
克利夫蘭聯儲主席洛雷塔·梅斯特週四表示，決策者在尋求明確通貨膨脹路徑的同時，在更長的時間內保持限制性貨幣政策立場可能是 “謹慎的做法”。
In a bid to tame inflation, the central bank's Federal Open Market Committee tightened monetary policy by 525 basis points between March 2022 and July 2023. It has held interest rates steady since then, with its latest pause coming earlier this month.
爲了抑制通貨膨脹，央行的聯邦公開市場委員會在2022年3月至2023年7月期間將貨幣政策收緊了525個點子。自那時以來，它一直保持利率穩定，最近一次暫停是在本月早些時候。
The US 10-year yield rose 4.3 basis points to 4.42% Friday, while the two-year rate gained 3.8 basis points to 4.83%.
週五，美國10年期國債收益率上漲4.3個點子至4.42％，而兩年期國債收益率上漲3.8個點子至4.83％。
Official US producer price data for April was released Tuesday, followed by the consumer inflation report Wednesday.
美國4月份的官方生產者價格數據於週二公佈，隨後週三公佈了消費者通脹報告。
"A cooler-than-expected (consumer price index) report this week buoyed investors' optimism for a nearer term rate cut (by the Fed), with expectations for a September reduction jumping to over 50%," Stifel said Friday in a note. "While a step in the right direction, the headline improvement was a minimal one 10th of a percentage point drop, still leaving consumer price pressures well above 3%."
斯蒂菲爾週五在一份報告中表示：“本週一份低於預期的（消費者價格指數）報告提振了投資者對（聯儲局）更接近期限的降息的樂觀情緒，對9月份降息的預期躍升至50％以上。”“儘管是朝着正確方向邁出的一步，但總體改善僅下降了十分之一的百分點，消費者價格壓力仍遠高於3％。”
West Texas Intermediate crude oil increased 0.9% to $79.95 per barrel Friday.
週五，西德克薩斯中質原油價格上漲0.9％，至每桶79.95美元。
In company news, GameStop (GME) shares tumbled 20% after the video game retailer disclosed preliminary results that indicated a slump in fiscal Q1 sales. The company said it may sell up to 45 million shares.
在公司新聞方面，GameStop（GME）股價下跌了20％，此前這家視頻遊戲零售商披露了顯示第一財季銷售下滑的初步業績。該公司表示，可能出售多達4,500萬股股票。
Lam Research (LRCX) kept its quarterly dividend at $2 a share. The stock dropped 3.3%, among the steepest decliners on the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq.
林業研究（LRCX）將其季度股息維持在每股2美元。該股下跌3.3％，是標準普爾500指數和納斯達克指數跌幅最大的股之一。
Gold gained 1.5% to $2,421.20 per troy ounce, while silver jumped 6.4% to $31.79 an ounce.
黃金上漲1.5％，至每金衡盎司2421.20美元，而白銀上漲6.4％，至每盎司31.79美元。
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