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美联储降息氛围浓厚,7万亿场外资金无动于衷?
Jin Shi Shu Ju·2025-08-19 09:00

Group 1 - The US stock market closed mostly flat, approaching historical highs, with investors focused on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's upcoming speech at the Jackson Hole central bank summer summit [1] - Strong second-quarter earnings reports have helped the stock market reach record levels, while expectations for a rate cut by the Federal Reserve in September have added a bullish tone to the market [1] - The cash reserves in US money market funds are nearing record levels, estimated at $7.186 trillion according to the Investment Company Institute [1] Group 2 - Despite US households holding approximately $20 trillion in liquid assets and cash, this only represents about 15% of total household financial assets, consistent with long-term averages [1][2] - There has been no significant outflow of funds from money market funds during previous Federal Reserve rate cut cycles, indicating stability in this sector [2][4] - On Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down about 0.1%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite indices were essentially flat, and the Russell 2000 index rose by 0.4% [4]