Market Volatility Soars Ahead Of Elections, Tech Earnings Mixed, Strikes And Hurricanes Knock Employment Down: This Week In The Markets
Market Volatility Soars Ahead Of Elections, Tech Earnings Mixed, Strikes And Hurricanes Knock Employment Down: This Week In The Markets
Among mega-cap companies, the top performers for the week were The U.S. stock market experienced a setback at the end of October, breaking a five-month winning streak as election uncertainties and mixed tech earnings dampened risk sentiment.
美國股市在十月底經歷了挫折，打破了連續五個月的漲勢，因選舉不確定性以及科技收益複雜化的風險情緒被抑制。
A key measure of market turbulence, the CBOE Volatility Index, or VIX, surged by 34% last month, marking the third-largest increase for an October in an election year.
作爲市場動盪的重要 螢 覺指標，芝加哥期權交易所波動指數（VIX）上個月激增了34%，這是選舉年十月第三大增幅。
Tech giants' earnings were underwhelming, except for Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN). None of the other "Magnificent Seven" companies posted positive weekly performance. As a result, the Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF (NASDAQ:MAGS) fell nearly 2% for the week. This marks the worst weekly performance in two months.
科技巨頭的收益令人失望，除了alphabet inc.（納斯達克:GOOGL）和亞馬遜公司（納斯達克:AMZN）外。其他「科技七巨頭」公司中沒有一家表現出正面的周表現。因此，Roundhill科技七巨頭ETF（納斯達克:MAGS）本週下跌了近2%，創下了兩個月來的最糟糕周表現。
Among mega-cap companies, the top performers for the week were Charter Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) and Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG), both rising approximately 9%. Booking also marked the strongest weekly gains since August 2022.
在大盤公司中，本週表現最佳的是特許通訊公司（納斯達克:CHTR）和Booking控股公司（納斯達克:BKNG），兩者都上漲了約9%。Booking也標誌着自2022年8月以來最強勁的周漲幅。
The main laggards were Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY), down 9% and 8%, respectively, for the week.
主要落後者是美國超微公司（納斯達克:AMD）和禮來公司（紐交所:LLY），分別下跌了9%和8%。
On the macroeconomic front, the U.S. economy saw a surprising slowdown in job growth in October, with nonfarm payrolls increasing by just 12,000—nearly a four-year low and well below the expected 113,000.
在宏觀經濟方面，美國經濟在十月看到了就業增長意外放緩，非農業就業人口僅增長了1.2萬人，幾乎達到了四年來的最低水平，遠低於預期的11.3萬人。
Factors such as hurricanes and strikes likely contributed to the hiring slowdown, while unemployment held relatively steady, indicating no significant rise in layoffs.
颶風和罷工等因素可能導致了招聘放緩，而失業率相對穩定，表明裁員並沒有顯著增加。
The labor market report has strengthened expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts. Markets are fully pricing in a 25-basis-point cut at Thursday's meeting and assigning an 85% probability to a similar cut at the Fed's final meeting of the year in of December.
勞工市場報告強化了人們對聯儲局減息的預期。市場完全定價週四會議中的25個點子減息，並將85%的概率分配給12月聯儲局年底會議上的類似減息。
State Betting Odds
州博彩賠率
As the 2024 U.S. presidential election approaches, state-by-state betting odds reveal a tight race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, with key battleground states like Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Arizona showing narrow margins, making them pivotal in the final outcome.
隨着2024年美國總統大選的臨近，按州劃分的博彩賠率顯示特朗普概念和賀錦麗之間競爭激烈，賓夕法尼亞、密歇根、亞利桑那等關鍵搖擺州呈現狹窄差距，使它們成爲最終結果的關鍵因素。
Gold ETF Surge
黃金etf激增
The SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE:GLD) saw $1.8 billion in inflows during October, its highest in over two years. Rising investment demand continues pushing gold toward record highs as investors turn to this safe-haven asset at a time of political upheaval and fiscal uncertainty.
紐交所黃金etf（NYSE:GLD）在十月份吸引了18億美元的資金流入，創下兩年多以來的最高水平。不斷增長的投資需求繼續推動黃金走向歷史新高，投資者在政治動盪和財政不確定時期轉向這一避險資產。
Ford Halts F-150 Lightning Production
福特暫停F-150 Lightning生產
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F) is pausing F-150 Lightning production from Nov. 18 to Jan. 6, responding to Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA)'s Cybertruck sales surge. The move aims to recalibrate production with demand and improve profitability for the Michigan-based automaker.
福特汽車公司（紐交所：F）將從11月18日至1月6日暫停F-150 Lightning的生產，以應對特斯拉公司（納斯達克：TSLA）的Cybertruck銷量激增。此舉旨在重新調整生產以適應需求，並提高這家總部位於密歇根州的汽車製造商的盈利能力。
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