
高于预期的美国通胀数据周二引发国债抛售,加剧了对美联储12月会议加息预期。
Hotter-than-expected US inflation data sparked a Treasury selloff Tuesday, heightening expectations of a rate increase at the Federal Reserve’s December meeting.
食品价格普遍飙升,柴油短缺推高货运成本,受影响的商品类别数量扩大。桑坦德银行首席美国经济学家告诉《纽约时报》,这些价格压力不太可能只是一月的现象,因为伊朗战争持续升温推高了大量商品价格:“我们面临闸门打开的风险。”
Food prices saw a broad spike while a diesel crunch pushed up freight costs, widening out the number of affected goods categories. The price pressures are unlikely to be a one-month phenomenon, Santander’s chief US economist told The New York Times, as a simmering Iran war drives up the price of numerous commodities: “We run the risk that the floodgates open.”
瑞穗银行一位经济学家表示,央行可能会加息半个百分点作为回应:“美联储跳过了10月,现在可能需要补上。”
A Mizuho economist said the central bank could hike by half a point in response: “The Fed skipped October and now will probably need to do some make up.”
