在距离中期选举仅剩数日之际，周四发布的新数据将提供美国经济的最新概况。
Fresh data to be released on Thursday is set to provide the latest snapshot of the United States economy, just days before the midterm elections.
该报告将详细列出截至9月的三个月期间的国内生产总值，发布之际美国正承受着持续一个月的通胀飙升。
The report, which will detail gross domestic product over a three-month period ending in September, will arrive as the U.S. weathers a monthlong surge of inflation.
面对物价上涨，近几个月来，一项关键的长期美债收益率大幅攀升，因为投资者担心物价上涨会蚕食其回报。债券收益率上升推高了信用卡和抵押贷款等贷款的利率，可能加剧财务压力。
In response to rising prices, a key long-term Treasury rate has jumped in recent months as investors feared price increases would eat away at their returns. The rise in bond yields has pushed up rates for loans like credit cards and mortgages, threatening to worsen the financial crunch.
尽管如此，从某些指标来看，美国经济仍表现出韧性。招聘持续增长，尽管速度有所放缓，而失业率按历史标准仍处于低位。
Still, the economy has proven resilient by some measures. Hiring has continued to grow, albeit at a slower pace, while unemployment has stayed at a low level by historical standards.
预计第三季度经济年化增速为3.1%，较上一季度2.2%的年化GDP增速有所加快。第三季度的预期表现也将超过今年头三个月录得的2.5%的年化增速。
The economy is expected to have expanded at an annualized pace of 3.1% in the third quarter, which would mark an acceleration from 2.2% annualized GDP growth in the previous quarter. The anticipated performance in the third quarter would also outpace a 2.5% annualized rate recorded over the first three months of this year.
近几个季度，人工智能支出的激增帮助提振了美国经济。美国许多大型企业投入大量资金，用于运营AI所需的芯片和数据中心。
A surge in spending on artificial intelligence has helped boost the U.S. economy in recent quarters. Many of the nation's largest companies have poured funds into the chips and data centers necessary to operate AI.
美联储主席凯文·沃什周三在华盛顿特区举行的新闻发布会上表示，他对美国经济表现持乐观态度，同时也承认高通胀带来的挑战。
Speaking at a press conference in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Fed Chair Kevin Warsh voiced optimism about U.S. economic performance, even as he acknowledged the challenge posed by elevated inflation.
“经济活动正以强劲步伐扩张。尽管不确定性依然存在，部分源于地缘政治局势的发展，但国内支出一直保持韧性。”沃什表示。
"Economic activity is expanding at a strong pace. While uncertainty remains, owing in part to geopolitical developments, domestic spending has been resilient," Warsh said.
今年价格上涨的加速给负责抑制通胀的美联储官员带来了挑战。央行上月将利率上调了0.25个百分点，以应对价格困境。此举标志着三年来的首次加息。周三，美联储决定维持利率不变，等待进一步的经济数据。
An acceleration of price increases this year has posed a challenge for Fed officials tasked with containing inflation. The central bank raised interest rates a quarter of a percentage point last month in an effort to battle back price woes. The move marked the first rate increase in three years. On Wednesday, the Fed opted to leave rates unchanged as they await further economic data.
政策制定者在权衡当前利率水平是否足以抑制物价上涨时，可能会失去耐心。根据CME集团的FedWatch工具——衡量市场情绪的指标，12月美联储下次会议加息0.25个百分点的概率约为85%。
Policymakers may lose patience as they weigh whether the current level of interest rates is high enough to ease price hikes. The odds of a quarter-point rate hike at the Fed's next meeting in December are pegged at about 85%, according to CME Group's FedWatch Tool, a measure of market sentiment.
再次加息将意味着对经济施加更大刹车，进而可能导致增长乏力，并进一步放缓就业市场。自沃尔什自5月掌舵美联储以来，他一再承诺要降低通胀。
Another potential rate increase would mean pressing the brakes harder on the economy, in turn risking sluggish growth and risk slowing the job market further. Since Warsh took the helm of the Fed in May, he has repeatedly vowed to dial back inflation.
政府数据显示，9月价格同比上涨3.7%，通胀率比美联储2%的目标水平高出逾1个百分点。“降低通胀是我们的责任，”沃尔什周三表示。
Prices increased 3.7% in September compared to a year earlier, putting the inflation rate more than a percentage point above the Fed's target level of 2%, government data showed. "It's our responsibility to get inflation down," Warsh said on Wednesday.