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特朗普:立即降息
Sou Hu Cai Jing·2025-08-13 03:15

Group 1: Economic Indicators - The U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) for July increased by 0.2% month-over-month and 2.7% year-over-year, with core CPI rising 0.3% month-over-month and 3.1% year-over-year [2] - Housing costs were the main driver of the CPI increase, rising 0.2%, while food prices remained stable and energy prices decreased by 1.1% [2] - The average weekly earnings increased by 1.4% year-over-year, reaching $388.01, with a month-over-month increase of 0.4% [2] Group 2: Federal Reserve and Interest Rates - The probability of the Federal Reserve maintaining interest rates in September is 6.6%, while the probability of a 25 basis point cut is 93.4% [3] - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Basset suggested that the Fed might have considered a 50 basis point cut if they had access to "real" employment data earlier [2] Group 3: Stock Market Performance - On August 12, U.S. stock indices closed higher, with the Dow Jones up 483.52 points (1.10%), the Nasdaq up 296.50 points (1.39%), and the S&P 500 up 72.37 points (1.13%) [5] - Major tech stocks saw significant gains, with ON Semiconductor rising over 6% and Intel over 5%, while Meta approached a market cap of $2 trillion [5] Group 4: Corporate Developments - President Trump criticized Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, demanding immediate interest rate cuts and expressing dissatisfaction with Powell's management of the Fed [4] - Elon Musk announced potential legal action against Apple, claiming anti-competitive behavior regarding App Store rankings, which could impact the competitive landscape for AI companies [6]