美股反覆下跌 / 市場觀望議息決定

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美股早段反覆下跌。聯儲局兩日議息會議決定公布在即, 令市場氣氛趨向審慎。 分析師普遍預期, 聯儲局將在午後宣布, 連續第6次保持聯邦基金利率於5.25%不變。市場將關注該局會後聲明, 以窺探美國未來利率走向。

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Stocks fluctuated in tepid trading Wednesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's latest take on the economy, which could signal where interest rates are headed.

While Wall Street largely expects the Fed will leave short-term interest rates unchanged at 5.25 percent, investors are eager to learn whether the central bank will reveal a shift in its assessment of the economy. The Fed has remained vigilant about the threat of inflation, which it has said remains stubbornly high. However, a softening economy could quell the threat of inflation and, some investors are hoping, open the way for a rate cut.

The Fed left interest rates unchanged at its last five meetings after a string of 17 straight increases that began in 2004.

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