S&P 500, Nasdaq Close at Record Highs as Traders Weigh Fed Governor's Comments
S&P 500, Nasdaq Close at Record Highs as Traders Weigh Fed Governor's Comments
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite closed at their all-time high levels Tuesday, as markets assessed remarks by Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller.
由於市場評估了聯儲局理事克里斯托弗·沃勒的講話，標準普爾500指數和納斯達克綜合指數週二收於歷史新高。
The S&P 500 rose 0.3% to 5,321.4, while the Nasdaq gained 0.2% to 16,832.6, extending its record closing run from Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.2% to 39,873. Among sectors, utilities led the gainers while energy saw the steepest decline.
標準普爾500指數上漲0.3％，至5,321.4，而納斯達克指數上漲0.2％，至16,832.6，延續了自週一以來的創紀錄收盤價。道瓊斯工業平均指數上漲0.2％，至39,873點。在各板塊中，公用事業板塊領漲，而能源板塊跌幅最大。
Waller said several more months of "good inflation" data are likely required to support a case for a reduction in the central bank's benchmark lending rate. Inflation data for April indicated that progress toward the Federal Open Market Committee's 2% target has likely resumed, he said.
沃勒說，可能還需要幾個月的 “良好的通貨膨脹” 數據來支持降低央行基準貸款利率的理由。他說，4月份的通貨膨脹數據表明，聯邦公開市場委員會2％的目標可能已經恢復進展。
On Monday, Fed Vice Chair Philip Jefferson said it's likely "too early" to say if the recent slowdown in the disinflationary process will last for long. Separately, Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr said the current restrictive monetary policy likely needs additional time to help the FOMC achieve its inflation target.
週一，聯儲局副主席菲利普·傑斐遜表示，現在說最近反通脹過程的放緩是否會持續很長時間可能還爲時過早。另外，聯儲局監管副主席邁克爾·巴爾表示，當前的限制性貨幣政策可能需要更多時間來幫助聯邦公開市場委員會實現其通脹目標。
In a bid to combat inflation, the FOMC increased interest rates by 525 basis points from March 2022 through July 2023. It has kept rates unchanged since then, with its latest pause coming earlier this month.
爲了對抗通貨膨脹，聯邦公開市場委員會從2022年3月到2023年7月將利率提高了525個點子。自那時以來，它一直保持利率不變，最近一次暫停是在本月早些時候。
The US 10-year yield fell 2.3 basis points to 4.41% Tuesday, while the two-year rate was little changed at 4.83%.
週二，美國10年期國債收益率下跌2.3個點子至4.41％，而兩年期國債收益率幾乎沒有變化，爲4.83％。
In economic news, non-manufacturing activity in the US Mid-Atlantic region moderated at the firm level in May as orders fell back into negative territory, the Philadelphia Fed said.
在經濟新聞方面，費城聯儲表示，由於訂單回落至負值區間，美國中大西洋地區的非製造業活動在5月份在公司水平上有所放緩。
West Texas Intermediate crude oil dropped 0.9% to $79.06 per barrel.
西德克薩斯中質原油價格下跌0.9％，至每桶79.06美元。
In company news, First Solar (FSLR) shares jumped 8%, the top gainer on the S&P 500, as UBS and Piper Sandler upgraded their respective price targets on the stock.
在公司新聞方面，由於瑞銀和派珀·桑德勒上調了各自的股票目標股價，第一太陽能（FSLR）股價上漲了8％，是標準普爾500指數中漲幅最大的股票。
Keysight Technologies (KEYS) shares slumped 8.4%, the second-steepest decline on the S&P 500. The company late Monday issued a downbeat fiscal third-quarter financial outlook.
是德科技（KEYS）股價下跌8.4％，是標準普爾500指數的第二大跌幅。該公司週一晚些時候發佈了悲觀的第三財季財務展望。
Gold declined 0.4% to $2,427.50 per troy ounce, while silver lost 0.5% to $32.28 per ounce.
黃金下跌0.4％，至每金衡盎司2427.50美元，而白銀下跌0.5％，至每盎司32.28美元。