U.S. Stock Futures Tread Water As Nonfarm Payrolls Approach
U.S. Stock Futures Tread Water As Nonfarm Payrolls Approach
U.S. stock index futures moved little in holiday-thinned trade on Thursday evening, with focus turning squarely towards key nonfarm payrolls data for more cues on interest rates.
美國股票指數期貨在週四晚上的假日薄交易中保持穩定，重點關注非農就業數據，以獲取有關利率的更多線索。
While markets were closed for the Independence day holiday, Wall Street indexes were sitting at record highs hit earlier this week as a swathe of soft economic readings pushed up bets that the Federal Reserve will begin cutting interest rates by September.
雖然市場因獨立日假期而關閉，但華爾街指數本週早些時候創下歷史新高，因大量經濟數據推升了聯邦儲備委員會將於9月份開始降低利率的押注。
But some hawkish signals from the Fed somewhat offset this notion.
但是，聯儲局的一些鷹派信號在某種程度上抵消了這種觀點。
Investing.com reported today that the S&P 500 Futures steadied at 5,588.50 points, while Nasdaq 100 Futures fell 0.1% to 20,387.25 points by 19:16 ET (13:16 GMT). Dow Jones Futures rose marginally to 39,655.0 points.
Investing.com今日報道稱，標普500指數期貨穩定在5588.50點，納斯達克100指數期貨下跌0.1％至20387.25點，其中美國東部時間19:16（格林尼治時間13:16）道瓊斯指數期貨略有漲幅，達到39655.0點。
Nonfarm payrolls awaited for more rate cues
等待非農數據以獲取更多有關利率的線索。
Wall Street is expected to remain languid ahead of key nonfarm payrolls data due on Friday.
預計在週五關鍵的非農就業數據公佈前，華爾街將保持平靜。
The reading is expected to show some cooling in the jobs market through June, and also comes after a series of weaker-than-expected labour market readings this week.
預計該數據將顯示6月份就業市場有所降溫，並且在本週發佈了一系列弱於預期的勞動力市場數據之後公佈。
But the payrolls data has surprised to the upside for seven of the past nine months, amid persistent strength in the labour market. This trend kept investors on guard before Friday's reading.
但是，過去9個月中有7個月的就業數據超出預期，勞動力市場持續強勁，這一趨勢讓投資者在週五發佈數據前保持警惕。
A sufficiently cooling labour market is a key consideration for the Fed in bringing down interest rates- a scenario that is yet to play out.
Wall Street perched at record highs amid rate cut hopes.
勞動力市場的足夠降溫是聯儲局降息的一個重要考慮因素，但這種情況尚未出現。
在降息預期中，華爾街指數處於歷史新高。
But even with caution before the payrolls data, Wall Street indexes hit record highs on Wednesday amid growing bets that the Fed will cut rates in September.
儘管在非農數據公佈前持謹慎態度，但在聯邦儲備委員會將於9月份降息的押注上升之際，華爾街指數週三創下歷史新高。
The S&P 500 rose 0.5% to 5,537.02 points, while the NASDAQ Composite rose 0.9% to 18,188.30 points. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.1% to 39,308.0 points.
標普500指數上漲0.5％至5537.02點，納斯達克綜合指數上漲0.9％至18188.30點，道瓊斯工業平均指數下跌0.1％至39308.0點。
Weak ADP employment and job openings readings, coupled with a softer non-manufacturing PMI, ramped up hopes that the U.S. economy was cooling, giving the Fed enough confidence to begin cutting rates.
ADP就業和職位空缺的讀數較弱，再加上較軟的非製造業採購經理人指數，推高了市場對美國經濟正在降溫的預期，這給了聯儲局開始降息足夠的信心。
The CME Fedwatch tool showed traders pricing in a 66.3% chance for a 25 basis point cut in September, down from 68.4% seen a day ago but up from the 59.5% seen last week.
CME Fedwatch工具顯示，交易員正在定價9月份利率下降25個點子的概率爲66.3％，低於一天前看到的68.4％，但高於上週看到的59.5％。
Rate cut bets cooled slightly after the minutes of the Fed's June meeting showed policymakers still needed more progress in bringing down inflation before they would cut. Some Fed officials were also seen calling for more rate hikes.
在聯儲局6月份會議記錄顯示出政策制定者仍需要進一步降低通脹率之前，降息押注略有減弱。一些聯儲局官員還呼籲加息。
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