News Highlights: Top global markets news of the day
News Highlights: Top global markets news of the day
Stocks Waver as Year Nears End
年末股市震盪
U.S. stock indexes wavered at the opening on the last trading day of 2021, indicating a quiet finish in a year of repeated records on Wall Street on low interest rates and the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines.
2021年最後一個交易日，美國股指開盤走勢震盪，表明華爾街反覆記錄的低利率和新冠肺炎疫苗的推出為一年畫上了平靜的句號。
Fed Rate-Setting Panel Gets New Members Amid Rate Expectations
美聯儲利率設定小組在利率預期中獲得新成員
Federal Reserve regional bank presidents who gain votes in the new year on the central bank's interest-rate-setting committee are likely to strongly support raising borrowing costs to try to combat high inflation.
美聯儲(Federal Reserve)地區銀行行長在新的一年裏在美聯儲利率制定委員會中獲得選票，他們可能會強烈支持提高借貸成本，試圖對抗高通脹。
Omicron Blurs Oil Outlook After Demand Roars Back
需求回升後，Omicron模糊了石油前景
Traders are grappling with the fast-spreading coronavirus variant, as well as longer-run consumption questions.
交易員們正在努力應對迅速傳播的冠狀病毒變種，以及更長期的消費問題。
South Africa Says Its Omicron Wave Is in Retreat
南非稱其Omicron浪潮正在撤退
The Omicron variant's decline in South Africa is a promising sign for other countries facing their own bursts of infections caused by the highly transmissible strain.
Omicron變種在南非的下降對其他國家來説是一個令人振奮的跡象，這些國家面臨着由這種高度傳染性的菌株引發的一連串感染。
Strong Labor Market in 2021 Faces Down Omicron Threat
2021年強勁的勞動力市場面臨下行的奧米克龍威脅
Record hiring and layoffs at a half-century low have fueled the economy. But the jobs market faces headwinds in the new year, from rising Covid cases to inflation.
創紀錄的招聘和裁員處於半個世紀低點，推動了經濟。但就業市場在新的一年面臨逆風，從Covid病例上升到通脹。
Bank of Mexico Plans to Launch Digital Currency by 2024
墨西哥銀行計劃在2024年之前推出數字貨幣
The central bank's plans aim to foster financial inclusion in a cash-based economy, the Mexican government said.
墨西哥政府表示，央行的計劃旨在促進以現金為基礎的經濟中的金融包容性。