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美股大跌黄金狂飙,特朗普怒怼劳工局长、喊话鲍威尔辞职
Jin Rong Jie·2025-08-02 01:18

Group 1 - The U.S. financial markets experienced significant turbulence on August 1, with all three major stock indices declining sharply, while gold prices surged, reflecting investor demand for safe-haven assets amid increased market uncertainty [1][2] - The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 601 points, a decrease of 0.74%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq indices dropped by 0.37% and 473.75 points respectively, marking the largest decline in four months [1] - The total market capitalization of U.S. stocks evaporated by over $1 trillion in a single night, with Chinese concept stocks also suffering losses, as evidenced by the Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index declining by 1.82% [1] Group 2 - The U.S. Labor Department reported that non-farm payrolls added only 73,000 jobs in July, significantly below expectations, and the unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.2% [2] - The downward revision of job growth figures for May and June indicates a much weaker labor market than previously thought, leading to a sharp increase in expectations for a Federal Reserve interest rate cut [2] - Following the employment data release, President Trump criticized the Labor Statistics Bureau and called for the resignation of its director, claiming that employment data had been artificially inflated ahead of the 2024 elections [2]